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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Seattle, WA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $58,430 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,094 a month.

10th percentile
$43,680
25th percentile
$48,480
Median percentile
$58,430
75th percentile
$68,650
90th percentile
$79,620

Based on 680 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

$49,129 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,430
Federal income tax−$4,832
Social Security + Medicare−$4,470
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,094
Every two weeks$1,890

Does it go far here?

$52,577Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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