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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Portland, ME

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $58,580 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,787 a month.

10th percentile
$46,380
25th percentile
$53,910
Median percentile
$58,580
75th percentile
$59,820
90th percentile
$63,420

Based on 240 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

$45,441 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,580
Federal income tax−$4,850
Social Security + Medicare−$4,481
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,808
Monthly take-home$3,787
Every two weeks$1,748

Does it go far here?

$57,511Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

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