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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Mississippi earns $43,890 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,974 a month.

10th percentile
$31,500
25th percentile
$36,360
Median percentile
$43,890
75th percentile
$55,920
90th percentile
$71,000

Based on 100 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

$35,690 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,890
Federal income tax−$3,087
Social Security + Medicare−$3,358
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,756
Monthly take-home$2,974
Every two weeks$1,373

Does it go far here?

$50,476Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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