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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Sioux City, IA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD earns $56,850 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,808 a month.

10th percentile
$43,780
25th percentile
$51,460
Median percentile
$56,850
75th percentile
$63,680
90th percentile
$63,680

Based on 30 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

$45,699 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,850
Federal income tax−$4,642
Social Security + Medicare−$4,349
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,160
Monthly take-home$3,808
Every two weeks$1,758

Does it go far here?

$65,758Median pay in Sioux City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.5 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,002 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sioux City, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$90,230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$82,170
Accountants and Auditors$78,650
Registered Nurses$75,840
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,500
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,540

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