The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is $49,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,100.
Pay spans roughly $36,940 at the 10th percentile to $59,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.80 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
| Median (annual) | $49,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,100 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.80 |
| 10th percentile | $36,940 |
| 90th percentile | $59,850 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.