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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in North Carolina earns $49,140 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,298 a month.

10th percentile
$36,120
25th percentile
$43,640
Median percentile
$49,140
75th percentile
$61,230
90th percentile
$73,840

Based on 1,310 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

$39,576 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,140
Federal income tax−$3,717
Social Security + Medicare−$3,759
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,088
Monthly take-home$3,298
Every two weeks$1,522

Does it go far here?

$52,096Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

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