Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $82K, rent takes 29% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,601/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders typically earn — is $51K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,060/month.

Local pay is 59% above the national median — $82K here vs. $52K nationally.

Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area pays $82K median vs. the U.S. average of $52K — that’s +59%.

The median is $82,210 a year, that works out to about $40 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $51,000, and experienced separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders can clear $93,120. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,518/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,601/month, which eats 29% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salary is worth about $82,210 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.