The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is $58,120 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,670.
Pay spans roughly $37,320 at the 10th percentile to $68,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.94 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $58,120 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.94 |
| 10th percentile | $37,320 |
| 90th percentile | $68,370 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.