The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Reading, PA is $52,150 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,480.
Pay spans roughly $40,280 at the 10th percentile to $61,690 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.07 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Reading, PA.
| Median (annual) | $52,150 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.07 |
| 10th percentile | $40,280 |
| 90th percentile | $61,690 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.