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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $54,210 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $59,780.

Pay spans roughly $40,170 at the 10th percentile to $82,690 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.06 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

Median (annual)	$54,210
Mean (annual)	$59,780
Median (hourly)	$26.06
10th percentile	$40,170
90th percentile	$82,690
Employment	100

Updated 2026-07-23.

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Other occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

• Home Health and Personal Care Aides
• Fast Food and Counter Workers
• Cashiers
• Retail Salespersons
• Office Clerks, General
• Waiters and Waitresses
• General and Operations Managers
• Registered Nurses
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
• Stockers and Order Fillers
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
• Cooks, Restaurant
• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
• Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
• Medical Assistants
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
• Customer Service Representatives
• Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
• Light Truck Drivers
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

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