The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $52,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,360.
Pay spans roughly $39,470 at the 10th percentile to $65,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.19 per hour. An estimated 420 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
| Median (annual) | $52,390 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,360 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.19 |
| 10th percentile | $39,470 |
| 90th percentile | $65,320 |
| Employment | 420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.