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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Lafayette, IN

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN earns $52,170 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,544 a month.

10th percentile
$27,780
25th percentile
$46,900
Median percentile
$52,170
75th percentile
$58,890
90th percentile
$58,900

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$42,533 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,170
Federal income tax−$4,080
Social Security + Medicare−$3,991
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,565
Monthly take-home$3,544
Every two weeks$1,636

Does it go far here?

$55,839Median pay in Lafayette, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.4 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,107 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lafayette, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$100,690
General and Operations Managers$100,600
Industrial Engineers$98,640
Registered Nurses$80,790
Electricians$78,540
Accountants and Auditors$77,740
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,770
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,080

All separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana