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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $61,300 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,929 a month.

10th percentile
$42,770
25th percentile
$48,420
Median percentile
$61,300
75th percentile
$70,090
90th percentile
$80,200

Based on 690 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

$47,144 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,300
Federal income tax−$5,176
Social Security + Medicare−$4,689
California income tax (approx.)−$4,291
Monthly take-home$3,929
Every two weeks$1,813

Does it go far here?

$54,787Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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