The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $48,300 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,660.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $75,660 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.22 per hour. An estimated 210 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
| Median (annual) | $48,300 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,660 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.22 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $75,660 |
| Employment | 210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.