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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Washington earns $56,160 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,942 a month.

10th percentile
$41,740
25th percentile
$46,590
Median percentile
$56,160
75th percentile
$64,630
90th percentile
$78,700

Based on 1,560 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

$47,305 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,160
Federal income tax−$4,559
Social Security + Medicare−$4,296
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,942
Every two weeks$1,819

Does it go far here?

$52,480Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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