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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City (2024)
184 metro areas · National average: $50,942 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries across 184 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Napa, CA $78,010
$66,440
$48,410
$114,820
Santa Rosa, CA $73,500
$62,400
$45,120
$122,500
San Jose, CA $70,700
$60,410
$46,340
$96,170
Kennewick, WA $69,230
$61,840
$44,870
$106,180
San Francisco, CA $67,910
$63,150
$45,820
$91,380
San Luis Obispo, CA $67,740
$58,100
$37,440
$104,110
Walla Walla, WA $67,160
$62,470
$43,180
$119,680
Milwaukee, WI $66,020
$74,330
$42,720
$74,330
Seattle, WA $64,210
$60,180
$45,680
$87,730
Wenatchee, WA $63,670
$59,980
$44,060
$91,660
Santa Maria, CA $62,880
$52,300
$38,380
$96,690
Salinas, CA $61,850
$53,940
$37,790
$101,020
Cape Coral, FL $61,460
$48,380
$28,760
$162,460
Los Angeles, CA $61,010
$61,550
$42,580
$77,420
Stockton, CA $61,010
$55,600
$38,430
$81,210
Reno, NV $60,010
$60,180
$41,020
$80,110
Santa Cruz, CA $59,780
$54,210
$40,170
$82,690
Springfield, IL $59,510
$66,850
$39,210
$66,850
Bridgeport, CT $58,650
$62,810
$49,120
$74,770
Yakima, WA $58,090
$55,460
$42,390
$76,790
Anchorage, AK $57,840
$56,940
$37,160
$73,390
Merced, CA $57,640
$59,570
$37,610
$80,530
Washington, DC $57,550
$54,730
$38,300
$78,950
San Diego, CA $57,460
$59,910
$39,050
$72,090
Fargo, ND $57,410
$59,010
$39,120
$69,780
New York, NY $57,300
$54,170
$37,600
$81,460
Sacramento, CA $57,210
$49,880
$37,960
$77,650
Baton Rouge, LA $56,790
$50,080
$35,020
$87,910
Allentown, PA $56,670
$58,120
$37,320
$68,370
Riverside, CA $56,440
$50,440
$38,190
$76,930
Spokane, WA $56,070
$59,130
$39,890
$64,870
Modesto, CA $56,010
$56,430
$39,090
$70,700
Syracuse, NY $55,930
$58,830
$39,240
$64,660
Lakeland, FL $55,730
$46,070
$31,510
$104,860
Chicago, IL $55,680
$56,830
$34,460
$73,190
Boston, MA $55,660
$51,560
$36,630
$81,180
Buffalo, NY $55,550
$56,670
$47,430
$62,010
Portland, OR $55,430
$48,020
$37,920
$80,280
Raleigh, NC $55,220
$52,550
$39,350
$75,860
Minneapolis, MN $55,140
$56,130
$40,550
$67,130
Bellingham, WA $55,130
$52,920
$44,080
$70,330
Greensboro, NC $54,680
$49,100
$36,250
$73,440
New Orleans, LA $54,640
$49,690
$35,660
$67,680
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $54,620
$55,400
$46,080
$63,930
Toledo, OH $54,590
$60,690
$33,990
$67,250
Burlington, VT $54,360
$49,870
$44,480
$65,620
Phoenix, AZ $54,360
$52,390
$39,470
$65,320
Medford, OR $54,290
$45,070
$36,560
$70,830
Bend, OR $54,220
$50,790
$38,550
$73,560
Owensboro, KY $54,150
$61,700
$35,320
$63,170
Madison, WI $54,020
$48,510
$37,620
$75,300
Green Bay, WI $53,760
$59,030
$35,820
$63,360
Kahului, HI $53,670
$51,370
$40,480
$63,900
Philadelphia, PA $53,340
$51,280
$36,060
$73,390
Oxnard, CA $53,290
$47,720
$38,230
$77,490
Bozeman, MT $53,280
$56,160
$39,630
$64,780
Las Vegas, NV $53,250
$46,330
$34,980
$92,030
Atlantic City, NJ $53,100
$48,710
$34,550
$89,850
Boulder, CO $52,970
$49,590
$40,350
$73,560
Prescott Valley, AZ $52,780
$43,720
$36,440
$97,030
Hartford, CT $52,620
$49,870
$37,270
$64,230
Indianapolis, IN $52,540
$56,070
$40,130
$56,400
Reading, PA $52,480
$52,150
$40,280
$61,690
Pittsburgh, PA $52,450
$47,180
$35,000
$83,150
Columbus, OH $52,320
$48,910
$36,310
$65,960
Fresno, CA $52,220
$45,340
$34,670
$80,060
Kiryas Joel, NY $52,130
$46,670
$39,080
$76,770
Visalia, CA $52,110
$58,420
$37,400
$61,040
Rochester, NY $51,830
$46,160
$37,340
$62,610
Flagstaff, AZ $51,720
$47,310
$36,350
$64,260
Baltimore, MD $51,660
$48,300
$31,200
$75,660
Salt Lake City, UT $51,460
$47,090
$37,390
$67,700
Boise City, ID $51,430
$51,470
$38,070
$60,840
New Haven, CT $51,380
$46,500
$41,880
$63,860
Salem, OR $51,340
$45,420
$33,580
$82,490
Ann Arbor, MI $51,320
$47,560
$38,290
$72,800
Cincinnati, OH $51,310
$48,020
$36,230
$65,060
Tampa, FL $51,190
$48,090
$29,750
$73,100
Fort Collins, CO $51,170
$52,250
$37,140
$63,110
Chico, CA $51,150
$45,820
$37,660
$66,560
Albany, NY $51,100
$49,500
$36,940
$59,850
Twin Falls, ID $51,020
$50,780
$38,960
$60,710
Charlottesville, VA $50,880
$48,360
$36,650
$75,990
Denver, CO $50,820
$47,120
$34,990
$73,360
Atlanta, GA $50,770
$47,280
$34,290
$71,020
Davenport, IA $50,760
$52,480
$29,200
$61,600
Greeley, CO $50,640
$51,120
$37,340
$57,950
Urban Honolulu, HI $50,550
$46,950
$35,740
$62,920
Portland, ME $50,400
$48,190
$40,440
$59,290
Sioux City, IA $50,350
$51,950
$35,240
$64,130
York, PA $50,200
$51,580
$33,940
$62,990
Cedar Rapids, IA $50,120
$47,170
$39,510
$67,750
Dallas, TX $50,040
$46,280
$30,660
$65,480
Harrisburg, PA $49,970
$54,170
$35,330
$61,430
Watertown, NY $49,970
$51,450
$42,160
$51,450
Charleston, SC $49,920
$48,730
$22,150
$68,370
Dayton, OH $49,830
$44,940
$31,180
$75,450
Detroit, MI $49,750
$44,190
$36,950
$68,310
Austin, TX $49,730
$44,770
$34,070
$62,060
Kingston, NY $49,640
$46,170
$35,510
$72,800
Santa Fe, NM $49,590
$42,210
$38,190
$57,980
Omaha, NE $49,490
$43,830
$39,510
$76,090
Manchester, NH $49,400
$46,130
$37,160
$62,270
Providence, RI $48,910
$47,040
$36,530
$61,360
Charlotte, NC $48,680
$46,170
$36,050
$62,490
Traverse City, MI $48,680
$48,000
$34,330
$62,850
Wichita, KS $48,620
$40,480
$30,890
$85,940
Utica, NY $48,580
$49,710
$41,170
$55,120
Johnson City, TN $48,570
$46,130
$32,250
$60,550
Binghamton, NY $48,400
$47,270
$33,030
$59,380
Ithaca, NY $48,330
$46,900
$37,440
$57,870
St. Louis, MO $48,330
$46,150
$35,350
$64,090
Cleveland, TN $48,310
$47,030
$26,720
$63,290
Gulfport, MS $48,300
$47,400
$31,700
$54,160
Kalamazoo, MI $48,290
$46,900
$38,240
$64,970
Grand Rapids, MI $48,260
$47,150
$35,210
$64,340
Winston, NC $48,250
$45,260
$33,640
$73,470
Eugene, OR $48,240
$45,290
$34,320
$68,290
Niles, MI $48,240
$46,780
$34,960
$63,170
Billings, MT $48,220
$49,090
$33,140
$60,420
Cleveland, OH $48,170
$45,580
$39,060
$59,920
North Port, FL $48,160
$39,930
$29,200
$72,350
Amarillo, TX $48,120
$45,440
$31,900
$60,090
Provo, UT $47,900
$44,210
$34,290
$61,210
Asheville, NC $47,880
$46,750
$37,440
$60,420
Kansas City, MO $47,880
$46,180
$35,440
$64,090
Roanoke, VA $47,620
$44,570
$33,360
$81,560
Evansville, IN $47,380
$47,080
$31,000
$60,420
Bloomington, IN $47,240
$44,950
$35,980
$60,020
Sioux Falls, SD $47,200
$48,940
$36,300
$58,870
Tucson, AZ $47,180
$46,740
$33,690
$60,740
Missoula, MT $47,070
$47,440
$35,530
$56,620
Pensacola, FL $47,060
$44,250
$33,700
$65,380
Bakersfield, CA $47,010
$45,760
$37,610
$60,320
Lincoln, NE $46,950
$42,740
$38,810
$62,440
Orlando, FL $46,950
$45,050
$28,670
$67,850
Scranton, PA $46,750
$45,760
$35,720
$57,440
Lexington, KY $46,740
$46,490
$35,160
$63,040
Lubbock, TX $46,700
$39,350
$28,700
$93,580
Fort Wayne, IN $46,520
$48,000
$36,890
$49,350
Vineland, NJ $46,510
$37,770
$37,770
$65,730
Columbia, SC $46,420
$47,770
$31,060
$60,110
Birmingham, AL $46,390
$44,700
$36,540
$56,770
Fayetteville, AR $46,250
$46,760
$34,580
$56,570
Lansing, MI $46,130
$41,540
$35,820
$64,730
Worcester, MA $46,090
$45,440
$32,010
$60,040
Lafayette, LA $46,080
$44,310
$29,290
$75,140
Chambersburg, PA $46,040
$50,740
$35,950
$50,740
Canton, OH $46,030
$42,950
$30,490
$58,800
Memphis, TN $45,980
$48,840
$35,570
$51,200
Richmond, VA $45,980
$46,600
$32,510
$59,660
Greenville, SC $45,580
$47,010
$31,200
$58,400
Lancaster, PA $45,470
$42,470
$34,320
$56,840
Johnstown, PA $45,340
$45,300
$27,870
$69,850
Jacksonville, FL $45,240
$40,740
$29,540
$63,330
Deltona, FL $44,740
$44,370
$27,830
$65,850
Wilmington, NC $44,700
$42,050
$30,320
$60,230
Virginia Beach, VA $44,600
$41,580
$27,420
$58,160
Houston, TX $44,390
$42,970
$29,770
$57,950
Jonesboro, AR $44,370
$45,120
$35,810
$51,750
Topeka, KS $44,320
$39,350
$35,920
$58,050
Fort Smith, AR $44,080
$43,220
$33,690
$51,030
Springfield, MO $43,840
$41,540
$37,440
$50,670
Pueblo, CO $43,740
$41,530
$35,840
$52,530
Kingsport, TN $43,610
$44,500
$34,770
$53,320
Grand Junction, CO $43,420
$42,040
$29,990
$56,130
Colorado Springs, CO $43,360
$43,010
$36,430
$51,930
Athens, GA $43,310
$46,100
$28,260
$57,940
El Centro, CA $43,300
$38,080
$37,870
$56,270
Nashville, TN $42,940
$38,070
$27,580
$64,470
Elkhart, IN $42,720
$46,390
$21,720
$56,610
Albuquerque, NM $42,700
$40,010
$31,310
$55,690
Little Rock, AR $42,270
$45,080
$32,230
$49,570
Rapid City, SD $42,030
$39,880
$30,620
$50,380
Ogden, UT $41,770
$39,210
$35,320
$46,660
El Paso, TX $41,730
$44,760
$29,870
$54,430
Hagerstown, MD $41,630
$41,550
$29,030
$54,870
Chattanooga, TN $40,970
$35,740
$34,730
$55,170
Tulsa, OK $40,780
$38,530
$31,480
$51,480
Las Cruces, NM $40,650
$37,490
$30,860
$53,040
Oklahoma City, OK $39,890
$35,810
$28,830
$53,760
Erie, PA $39,800
$35,850
$30,600
$55,460
Knoxville, TN $37,160
$34,110
$22,990
$58,980
Albany, GA $30,940
$30,210
$29,660
$34,910
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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