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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Rochester, NY

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Rochester, NY earns $52,800 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,453 a month.

10th percentile
$38,650
25th percentile
$47,130
Median percentile
$52,800
75th percentile
$63,360
90th percentile
$69,110

Based on 230 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

$41,437 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,800
Federal income tax−$4,156
Social Security + Medicare−$4,039
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,168
Monthly take-home$3,453
Every two weeks$1,594

Does it go far here?

$54,413Median pay in Rochester, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,143 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,000
Financial Managers$167,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,550
Sales Managers$165,140
Marketing Managers$149,440
Lawyers$148,150
Human Resources Managers$146,990

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