Paycheck Atlas

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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pittsburgh, PA earns $48,590 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,311 a month.

10th percentile
$31,670
25th percentile
$38,650
Median percentile
$48,590
75th percentile
$57,010
90th percentile
$70,710

Based on 330 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

$39,730 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,590
Federal income tax−$3,651
Social Security + Medicare−$3,717
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,492
Monthly take-home$3,311
Every two weeks$1,528

Does it go far here?

$51,325Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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