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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Lexington, KY

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $49,440 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,327 a month.

10th percentile
$38,340
25th percentile
$47,880
Median percentile
$49,440
75th percentile
$58,490
90th percentile
$70,470

Based on 150 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

$39,927 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,440
Federal income tax−$3,753
Social Security + Medicare−$3,782
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,978
Monthly take-home$3,327
Every two weeks$1,536

Does it go far here?

$53,225Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

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