Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by location
National median: $51,610 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WY | state | $108,900 | +111.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $82,530 | +59.9% | 520 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $82,440 | +59.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $80,140 | +55.3% | 640 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $76,350 | +47.9% | 530 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $73,690 | +42.8% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $66,310 | +28.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $64,000 | +24.0% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Owensboro, KY | metropolitan | $63,700 | +23.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $62,960 | +22.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $62,320 | +20.8% | 730 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $61,920 | +20.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $61,550 | +19.3% | 970 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $61,300 | +18.8% | 690 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $60,710 | +17.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $60,480 | +17.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $60,340 | +16.9% | 590 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $60,320 | +16.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $60,100 | +16.5% | 1,520 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $59,970 | +16.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $59,690 | +15.7% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $59,670 | +15.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $59,610 | +15.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $59,600 | +15.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $59,480 | +15.2% | 2,130 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $59,390 | +15.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $59,220 | +14.7% | 750 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $59,100 | +14.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $59,080 | +14.5% | 760 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $59,020 | +14.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $58,970 | +14.3% | 740 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $58,770 | +13.9% | 1,500 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $58,640 | +13.6% | 770 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $58,580 | +13.5% | 240 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $58,490 | +13.3% | 300 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $58,430 | +13.2% | 680 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | metropolitan | $58,170 | +12.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $58,140 | +12.7% | 930 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $57,900 | +12.2% | 620 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $57,890 | +12.2% | 670 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $57,820 | +12.0% | 970 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $57,700 | +11.8% | 790 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $57,400 | +11.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $57,190 | +10.8% | 430 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $57,190 | +10.8% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $57,060 | +10.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $56,910 | +10.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $56,850 | +10.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $56,790 | +10.0% | 510 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $56,560 | +9.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $56,490 | +9.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $56,370 | +9.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $56,160 | +8.8% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $56,050 | +8.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $55,990 | +8.5% | 3,490 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $55,990 | +8.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $55,970 | +8.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $55,960 | +8.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $55,920 | +8.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $55,800 | +8.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kingsport, TN | metropolitan | $55,680 | +7.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $55,580 | +7.7% | 580 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $55,560 | +7.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $55,500 | +7.5% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $55,100 | +6.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $54,990 | +6.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $54,830 | +6.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $54,500 | +5.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $54,190 | +5.0% | 340 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $53,990 | +4.6% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $53,940 | +4.5% | 430 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $53,920 | +4.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $53,890 | +4.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $53,690 | +4.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $53,570 | +3.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $53,570 | +3.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $53,410 | +3.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $53,360 | +3.4% | 730 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $53,340 | +3.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $53,330 | +3.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $52,910 | +2.5% | 14,210 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $52,800 | +2.3% | 230 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $52,790 | +2.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $52,320 | +1.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $52,300 | +1.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $52,220 | +1.2% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $52,170 | +1.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $52,160 | +1.1% | 780 | 2025 |
| Twin Falls, ID | metropolitan | $52,160 | +1.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $52,000 | +0.8% | 350 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $52,000 | +0.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Youngstown, OH | metropolitan | $52,000 | +0.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $51,600 | −0.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $51,580 | −0.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $51,540 | −0.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $51,520 | −0.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $51,340 | −0.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $51,320 | −0.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $51,300 | −0.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $51,180 | −0.8% | 980 | 2025 |