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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $54,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $57,300.

Pay spans roughly $37,600 at the 10th percentile to $81,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.04 per hour. An estimated 850 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

Median (annual)$54,170
Mean (annual)$57,300
Median (hourly)$26.04
10th percentile$37,600
90th percentile$81,460
Employment850

Updated 2026-07-23.

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