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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Montana earns $47,920 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,155 a month.

10th percentile
$37,080
25th percentile
$41,660
Median percentile
$47,920
75th percentile
$57,820
90th percentile
$64,160

Based on 340 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

$37,856 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,920
Federal income tax−$3,570
Social Security + Medicare−$3,666
Montana income tax (approx.)−$2,827
Monthly take-home$3,155
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$50,631Median pay in Montana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,081 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Montana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$438,850
Chief Executives$182,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$142,080
Physician Assistants$141,470
Nurse Practitioners$137,210
Computer and Information Systems Managers$132,860
Financial Managers$131,060

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