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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Mexico earns $41,370 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,783 a month.

10th percentile
$32,470
25th percentile
$36,820
Median percentile
$41,370
75th percentile
$49,210
90th percentile
$56,100

Based on 370 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

$33,394 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,370
Federal income tax−$2,784
Social Security + Medicare−$3,165
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,027
Monthly take-home$2,783
Every two weeks$1,284

Does it go far here?

$44,864Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,067 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Mexico

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$327,670
Family Medicine Physicians$228,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,350
Physicists$165,340
Nuclear Engineers$164,300
Engineers, All Other$162,070
Electrical Engineers$158,520

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