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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Jersey earns $58,140 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,832 a month.

10th percentile
$42,430
25th percentile
$47,240
Median percentile
$58,140
75th percentile
$78,840
90th percentile
$89,340

Based on 930 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

$45,988 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,140
Federal income tax−$4,797
Social Security + Medicare−$4,448
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,907
Monthly take-home$3,832
Every two weeks$1,769

Does it go far here?

$53,435Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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