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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $51,030 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,468 a month.

10th percentile
$35,900
25th percentile
$42,920
Median percentile
$51,030
75th percentile
$60,970
90th percentile
$77,540

Based on 680 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

$41,616 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,030
Federal income tax−$3,944
Social Security + Medicare−$3,904
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,567
Monthly take-home$3,468
Every two weeks$1,601

Does it go far here?

$49,759Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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