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

What a separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders earns in the US

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders (SOC 51-9012) earns a median annual wage of $51,610 and a mean (average) of $56,030. The median is the midpoint — half of separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more and half earn less — and is 1% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.

Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary for a separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in the US?

The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders is $51,610, and the mean (average) is $56,030. The median is the midpoint — half of separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more and half earn less.

How does separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders pay compare to the US average?

At $51,610, a separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders earns 1% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.

How many separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders are employed in the US?

BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 60,100 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders employed nationally (SOC 51-9012), across all industries.

Where does this separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salary data come from?

From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-9012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.