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

Yes — at the median salary of $109K, rent takes 16.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,180/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 $57K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,391/month.

Local pay is 111% above the national median — $109K here vs. $52K nationally.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area pays $109K median vs. the U.S. average of $52K — that’s +111%.

The median is $108,900 a year, that works out to about $52 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $56,520, and experienced separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders can clear $117,600. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,083/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,180/month, which eats 16.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Western Wyoming 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 $108,900 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.