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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $59,220 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,950 a month.

10th percentile
$49,720
25th percentile
$50,490
Median percentile
$59,220
75th percentile
$59,920
90th percentile
$71,960

Based on 750 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

$47,394 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,220
Federal income tax−$4,926
Social Security + Medicare−$4,530
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,369
Monthly take-home$3,950
Every two weeks$1,823

Does it go far here?

$63,627Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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