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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Owensboro, KY earns $63,700 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,235 a month.

10th percentile
$47,100
25th percentile
$60,470
Median percentile
$63,700
75th percentile
$65,280
90th percentile
$65,280

Based on 60 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

$50,815 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,700
Federal income tax−$5,464
Social Security + Medicare−$4,873
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,548
Monthly take-home$4,235
Every two weeks$1,954

Does it go far here?

$71,888Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,430
Customer Service Representatives$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,380

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