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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Texas earns $46,910 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,323 a month.

10th percentile
$35,720
25th percentile
$39,940
Median percentile
$46,910
75th percentile
$57,770
90th percentile
$69,670

Based on 1,460 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

$39,872 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,910
Federal income tax−$3,449
Social Security + Medicare−$3,589
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,323
Every two weeks$1,534

Does it go far here?

$48,332Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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