The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Massachusetts is $46,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,690.
Pay spans roughly $34,730 at the 10th percentile to $65,830 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.31 per hour. An estimated 700 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Massachusetts.
| Median (annual) | $46,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.31 |
| 10th percentile | $34,730 |
| 90th percentile | $65,830 |
| Employment | 700 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.