Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$51,610
10th percentile
$36,200
90th percentile
$79,750
Employment
60,100
- CAMedian $52,910 · Employment 14,210
- NYMedian $55,990 · Employment 3,490
- TNMedian $50,470 · Employment 2,450
- MIMedian $49,480 · Employment 2,230
- PAMedian $48,390 · Employment 2,150
- VAMedian $59,480 · Employment 2,130
- COMedian $49,590 · Employment 1,970
- MNMedian $57,190 · Employment 1,810
- MOMedian $49,290 · Employment 1,590
- WAMedian $56,160 · Employment 1,560
- WIMedian $60,100 · Employment 1,520
- INMedian $53,990 · Employment 1,510
- KYMedian $58,770 · Employment 1,500
- OHMedian $47,640 · Employment 1,470
- TXMedian $46,910 · Employment 1,460
- Napa, CAMedian $64,000 · Employment 1,400
- ORMedian $50,160 · Employment 1,340
- NCMedian $49,140 · Employment 1,310
- GAMedian $55,500 · Employment 1,210
- FLMedian $49,610 · Employment 1,150
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.