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

Median Salary
$51,610
per year
Hourly Rate
$24.81
per hour
Employment
60,100
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$36,200
25th percentile
$44,410
Median
$51,610
75th percentile
$63,930
90th percentile
$79,750

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

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$36K
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StateMedianvs. National
Wyoming$108,900+111.0%
Nevada$62,960+22.0%
New Hampshire$60,340+16.9%
Wisconsin$60,100+16.5%
Virginia$59,480+15.2%
North Dakota$59,390+15.1%
Kentucky$58,770+13.9%
Louisiana$58,640+13.6%
New Jersey$58,140+12.7%
Arizona$57,820+12.0%
Maine$57,190+10.8%
Minnesota$57,190+10.8%
Washington$56,160+8.8%
New York$55,990+8.5%
Maryland$55,580+7.7%
Georgia$55,500+7.5%
Indiana$53,990+4.6%
Vermont$53,570+3.8%
California$52,910+2.5%
Iowa$52,220+1.2%
Idaho$52,160+1.1%
Hawaii$51,070-1.0%
South Dakota$50,780-1.6%
Tennessee$50,470-2.2%
Connecticut$50,370-2.4%
Oregon$50,160-2.8%
Florida$49,610-3.9%
Colorado$49,590-3.9%
Michigan$49,480-4.1%
Oklahoma$49,440-4.2%
South Carolina$49,320-4.4%
Missouri$49,290-4.5%
North Carolina$49,140-4.8%
Massachusetts$48,970-5.1%
Kansas$48,790-5.5%
Illinois$48,440-6.1%
Pennsylvania$48,390-6.2%
Alaska$48,000-7.0%
Montana$47,920-7.1%
Ohio$47,640-7.7%
Delaware$47,520-7.9%
Nebraska$47,080-8.8%
Alabama$46,970-9.0%
Texas$46,910-9.1%
Rhode Island$46,710-9.5%
Utah$46,600-9.7%
Mississippi$43,890-15.0%
Arkansas$41,720-19.2%
New Mexico$41,370-19.8%
West Virginia$35,870-30.5%

🏙️ Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Syracuse, NY$82,530+59.9%
Vallejo, CA$82,440+59.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$80,140+55.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$76,350+47.9%
Modesto, CA$73,690+42.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$66,310+28.5%
Napa, CA$64,000+24.0%
Owensboro, KY$63,700+23.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$62,320+20.8%
Merced, CA$61,920+20.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$61,550+19.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$61,300+18.8%
Savannah, GA$60,710+17.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$60,480+17.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$60,320+16.9%
Rochester, MN$59,970+16.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,690+15.7%
Greeley, CO$59,670+15.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$59,610+15.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$59,600+15.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$59,220+14.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$59,100+14.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$59,080+14.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$59,020+14.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$58,970+14.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$58,580+13.5%
Visalia, CA$58,490+13.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,430+13.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$58,170+12.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,900+12.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$57,890+12.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$57,700+11.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$57,400+11.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$57,060+10.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$56,910+10.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$56,850+10.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$56,790+10.0%
Bozeman, MT$56,560+9.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$56,490+9.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$56,370+9.2%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$56,050+8.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$55,990+8.5%
Charlottesville, VA$55,970+8.4%
Richmond, VA$55,960+8.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$55,920+8.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$55,800+8.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$55,680+7.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$55,560+7.7%
Salem, OR$55,100+6.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$54,990+6.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$54,830+6.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$54,500+5.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$54,190+5.0%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$53,940+4.5%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$53,920+4.5%
Reading, PA$53,890+4.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$53,690+4.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$53,570+3.8%
Wichita, KS$53,410+3.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$53,360+3.4%
Boulder, CO$53,340+3.4%
Birmingham, AL$53,330+3.3%
Rochester, NY$52,800+2.3%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$52,790+2.3%
Salinas, CA$52,320+1.4%
Chambersburg, PA$52,300+1.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$52,170+1.1%
Twin Falls, ID$52,160+1.1%
Bend, OR$52,000+0.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$52,000+0.8%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$52,000+0.8%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$51,600-0.0%
Bellingham, WA$51,580-0.1%
Walla Walla, WA$51,540-0.1%
Lynchburg, VA$51,520-0.2%
Reno, NV$51,340-0.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$51,320-0.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$51,300-0.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$51,180-0.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$51,150-0.9%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$51,070-1.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$51,050-1.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,030-1.1%
New Haven, CT$50,930-1.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$50,900-1.4%
Green Bay, WI$50,840-1.5%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,740-1.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$50,590-2.0%
Spartanburg, SC$50,540-2.1%
Kingston, NY$50,530-2.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,470-2.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$50,470-2.2%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$50,440-2.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$50,380-2.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$50,360-2.4%
Albany, OR$50,340-2.5%
Asheville, NC$50,310-2.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$50,310-2.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,260-2.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$50,150-2.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$50,000-3.1%
Tucson, AZ$49,980-3.2%
Anchorage, AK$49,960-3.2%
Columbus, OH$49,920-3.3%
Missoula, MT$49,920-3.3%
Boise City, ID$49,850-3.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$49,830-3.4%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$49,620-3.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$49,480-4.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$49,460-4.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$49,440-4.2%
Altoona, PA$49,350-4.4%
Columbia, SC$49,320-4.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$49,290-4.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$49,250-4.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$49,180-4.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$49,070-4.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,040-5.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$48,930-5.2%
Worcester, MA$48,890-5.3%
Glens Falls, NY$48,860-5.3%
Springfield, MO$48,780-5.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,660-5.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$48,630-5.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$48,620-5.8%
Roanoke, VA$48,610-5.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$48,590-5.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$48,570-5.9%
York-Hanover, PA$48,390-6.2%
Niles, MI$48,250-6.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$48,100-6.8%
Madison, WI$48,000-7.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$47,950-7.1%
Chico, CA$47,680-7.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,510-7.9%
Fresno, CA$47,440-8.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,440-8.1%
Yakima, WA$47,330-8.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$47,240-8.5%
Cleveland, OH$47,100-8.7%
Lincoln, NE$47,080-8.8%
St. Cloud, MN$47,070-8.8%
Topeka, KS$47,040-8.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$47,030-8.9%
Amarillo, TX$46,910-9.1%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$46,900-9.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,870-9.2%
Traverse City, MI$46,870-9.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$46,540-9.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,520-9.9%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,430-10.0%
Jackson, MI$46,380-10.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,380-10.1%
Wilmington, NC$46,320-10.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$46,260-10.4%
Medford, OR$45,950-11.0%
Lafayette, LA$45,910-11.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,700-11.5%
Billings, MT$45,590-11.7%
Tulsa, OK$45,570-11.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$45,490-11.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$45,380-12.1%
Lancaster, PA$45,190-12.4%
Pueblo, CO$45,100-12.6%
El Paso, TX$45,060-12.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$44,910-13.0%
El Centro, CA$44,790-13.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$44,730-13.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$44,650-13.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$44,450-13.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$44,240-14.3%
Valdosta, GA$43,990-14.8%
Jonesboro, AR$43,160-16.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$42,920-16.8%
Columbia, MO$42,050-18.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$41,970-18.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$41,730-19.1%
Killeen-Temple, TX$41,600-19.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$41,450-19.7%
Grand Junction, CO$41,420-19.7%
Knoxville, TN$40,970-20.6%
Ogden, UT$40,590-21.4%
Toledo, OH$39,630-23.2%
Albuquerque, NM$39,070-24.3%
Vineland, NJ$38,970-24.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$36,680-28.9%
Grand Island, NE$36,310-29.6%
Erie, PA$35,530-31.2%
Puerto Rico$32,000-38.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,330-45.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.