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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA earns $61,550 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,944 a month.

10th percentile
$45,630
25th percentile
$49,480
Median percentile
$61,550
75th percentile
$80,470
90th percentile
$103,200

Based on 970 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

$47,327 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,550
Federal income tax−$5,206
Social Security + Medicare−$4,709
California income tax (approx.)−$4,309
Monthly take-home$3,944
Every two weeks$1,820

Does it go far here?

$57,105Median pay in Santa Rosa, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.8 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,158 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Santa Rosa, CA

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$181,560
Registered Nurses$174,550
Financial Managers$164,140
Managers, All Other$150,180
Software Developers$148,630
Medical and Health Services Managers$143,150
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$125,910
Construction Managers$124,700

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