Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary
The median pay for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States is $51,610 a year. About 60,100 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,200
- 25th percentile
- $44,410
- Median percentile
- $51,610
- 75th percentile
- $63,930
- 90th percentile
- $79,750
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Wyoming $108,900
- Nevada $62,960
- New Hampshire $60,340
- Wisconsin $60,100
- Virginia $59,480
- North Dakota $59,390
- Kentucky $58,770
- Louisiana $58,640
- New Jersey $58,140
- Arizona $57,820
- Maine $57,190
- Minnesota $57,190
- Washington $56,160
- New York $55,990
- Maryland $55,580
- Georgia $55,500
- Indiana $53,990
- Vermont $53,570
- California $52,910
- Iowa $52,220
- Idaho $52,160
- Hawaii $51,070
- South Dakota $50,780
- Tennessee $50,470
- Connecticut $50,370
- Oregon $50,160
- Florida $49,610
- Colorado $49,590
- Michigan $49,480
- Oklahoma $49,440
- South Carolina $49,320
- Missouri $49,290
- North Carolina $49,140
- Massachusetts $48,970
- Kansas $48,790
- Illinois $48,440
- Pennsylvania $48,390
- Alaska $48,000
- Montana $47,920
- Ohio $47,640
- Delaware $47,520
- Nebraska $47,080
- Alabama $46,970
- Texas $46,910
- Rhode Island $46,710
- Utah $46,600
- Mississippi $43,890
- Arkansas $41,720
- New Mexico $41,370
- West Virginia $35,870
By metro area
- Syracuse, NY $82,530
- Vallejo, CA $82,440
- Atlanta, GA $80,140
- Virginia Beach, VA $76,350
- Modesto, CA $73,690
- Hanford, CA $66,310
- Napa, CA $64,000
- Owensboro, KY $63,700
- San Francisco, CA $62,320
- Merced, CA $61,920
- Santa Rosa, CA $61,550
- San Diego, CA $61,300
- Savannah, GA $60,710
- Oklahoma City, OK $60,480
- Fargo, ND $60,320
- Rochester, MN $59,970
- New York, NY $59,690
- Greeley, CO $59,670
- Allentown, PA $59,610
- Spokane, WA $59,600
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $59,220
- New Orleans, LA $59,100
- Boston, MA $59,080
- Bridgeport, CT $59,020
- Phoenix, AZ $58,970
- Portland, ME $58,580
- Visalia, CA $58,490
- Seattle, WA $58,430
- Joplin, MO $58,170
- Washington, DC $57,900
- Indianapolis, IN $57,890
- Minneapolis, MN $57,700
- Kennewick, WA $57,400
- Salt Lake City, UT $57,060
- San Jose, CA $56,910
- Sioux City, IA $56,850
- Cincinnati, OH $56,790
- Bozeman, MT $56,560
- Lansing, MI $56,490
- Baltimore, MD $56,370
- Wenatchee, WA $56,050
- Buffalo, NY $55,990
- Charlottesville, VA $55,970
- Richmond, VA $55,960
- Durham, NC $55,920
- Greensboro, NC $55,800
- Kingsport, TN $55,680
- Santa Cruz, CA $55,560
- Salem, OR $55,100
- Austin, TX $54,990
- Davenport, IA $54,830
- Las Vegas, NV $54,500
- San Luis Obispo, CA $54,190
- Stockton, CA $53,940
- Sioux Falls, SD $53,920
- Reading, PA $53,890
- Canton, OH $53,690
- Burlington, VT $53,570
- Wichita, KS $53,410
- St. Louis, MO $53,360
- Boulder, CO $53,340
- Birmingham, AL $53,330
- Rochester, NY $52,800
- Prescott Valley, AZ $52,790
- Salinas, CA $52,320
- Chambersburg, PA $52,300
- Lafayette, IN $52,170
- Twin Falls, ID $52,160
- Bend, OR $52,000
- Sacramento, CA $52,000
- Youngstown, OH $52,000
- Kalamazoo, MI $51,600
- Bellingham, WA $51,580
- Walla Walla, WA $51,540
- Lynchburg, VA $51,520
- Reno, NV $51,340
- Utica, NY $51,320
- Kiryas Joel, NY $51,300
- Denver, CO $51,180
- Albany, NY $51,150
- Kahului, HI $51,070
- Raleigh, NC $51,050
- Philadelphia, PA $51,030
- New Haven, CT $50,930
- Santa Maria, CA $50,900
- Green Bay, WI $50,840
- Manchester, NH $50,740
- La Crosse, WI $50,590
- Spartanburg, SC $50,540
- Kingston, NY $50,530
- Des Moines, IA $50,470
- Memphis, TN $50,470
- Bremerton, WA $50,440
- Portland, OR $50,380
- Chicago, IL $50,360
- Albany, OR $50,340
- Asheville, NC $50,310
- Hartford, CT $50,310
- Charlotte, NC $50,260
- Riverside, CA $50,150
- Tampa, FL $50,000
- Tucson, AZ $49,980
- Anchorage, AK $49,960
- Columbus, OH $49,920
- Missoula, MT $49,920
- Boise City, ID $49,850
- Grand Rapids, MI $49,830
- Fort Collins, CO $49,620
- Atlantic City, NJ $49,480
- Baton Rouge, LA $49,460
- Lexington, KY $49,440
- Altoona, PA $49,350
- Columbia, SC $49,320
- Kansas City, MO $49,290
- Oshkosh, WI $49,250
- Staunton, VA $49,180
- Ann Arbor, MI $49,070
- Charleston, SC $49,040
- Fort Wayne, IN $48,930
- Worcester, MA $48,890