Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in St. Cloud, MN earns $47,070 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,067 a month.

10th percentile: $40,200
25th percentile: $42,280
Median percentile: $47,070
75th percentile: $59,290
90th percentile: $60,010

Based on 100 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

$36,800 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,070
Federal income tax	−$3,468
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,601
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$3,201
Monthly take-home	$3,067
Every two weeks	$1,415

Does it go far here?

$53,713Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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