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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in California

The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California is $59,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,590.

Pay spans roughly $38,650 at the 10th percentile to $86,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.41 per hour. An estimated 11,030 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in California.

Median (annual)	$59,090
Mean (annual)	$62,590
Median (hourly)	$28.41
10th percentile	$38,650
90th percentile	$86,070
Employment	11,030

Updated 2026-07-23.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in other areas

• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Texas
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Florida
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Pennsylvania
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Illinois
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Ohio
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Michigan
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Jersey
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Virginia
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Massachusetts
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Washington
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tennessee
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Indiana
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Arizona
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Wisconsin
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Minnesota

Other occupations in California

• Home Health and Personal Care Aides
• Fast Food and Counter Workers
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
• Retail Salespersons
• Cashiers
• Registered Nurses
• Office Clerks, General
• Software Developers
• General and Operations Managers
• Stockers and Order Fillers
• Waiters and Waitresses
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
• Security Guards
• Customer Service Representatives
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
• Accountants and Auditors
• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
• Business Operations Specialists, All Other
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
• Cooks, Restaurant
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
• Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.