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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tennessee earns $50,470 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,561 a month.

10th percentile
$33,830
25th percentile
$37,890
Median percentile
$50,470
75th percentile
$56,870
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 2,450 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

$42,733 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,470
Federal income tax−$3,876
Social Security + Medicare−$3,861
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,561
Every two weeks$1,644

Does it go far here?

$54,936Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

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