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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $58,970 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,007 a month.

10th percentile
$40,400
25th percentile
$49,780
Median percentile
$58,970
75th percentile
$61,910
90th percentile
$74,810

Based on 740 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

$48,088 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,970
Federal income tax−$4,896
Social Security + Medicare−$4,511
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,474
Monthly take-home$4,007
Every two weeks$1,850

Does it go far here?

$57,077Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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