The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boulder, CO is $49,590 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,970.
Pay spans roughly $40,350 at the 10th percentile to $73,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.84 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boulder, CO.
| Median (annual) | $49,590 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.84 |
| 10th percentile | $40,350 |
| 90th percentile | $73,560 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.