The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $51,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,660.
Pay spans roughly $36,630 at the 10th percentile to $81,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.79 per hour. An estimated 840 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $51,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,660 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.79 |
| 10th percentile | $36,630 |
| 90th percentile | $81,180 |
| Employment | 840 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.