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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Louisiana earns $58,640 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,962 a month.

10th percentile
$34,900
25th percentile
$45,580
Median percentile
$58,640
75th percentile
$72,170
90th percentile
$77,340

Based on 770 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

$47,538 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,640
Federal income tax−$4,857
Social Security + Medicare−$4,486
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,759
Monthly take-home$3,962
Every two weeks$1,828

Does it go far here?

$66,480Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

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