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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Sacramento, CA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $52,000 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,360 a month.

10th percentile
$41,240
25th percentile
$46,340
Median percentile
$52,000
75th percentile
$70,350
90th percentile
$80,720

Based on 350 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

$40,322 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,000
Federal income tax−$4,060
Social Security + Medicare−$3,978
California income tax (approx.)−$3,640
Monthly take-home$3,360
Every two weeks$1,551

Does it go far here?

$48,748Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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