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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $62,320 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,991 a month.

10th percentile
$47,360
25th percentile
$52,210
Median percentile
$62,320
75th percentile
$75,850
90th percentile
$91,410

Based on 730 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

$47,892 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,320
Federal income tax−$5,298
Social Security + Medicare−$4,767
California income tax (approx.)−$4,362
Monthly take-home$3,991
Every two weeks$1,842

Does it go far here?

$53,904Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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