The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $60,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $64,210.
Pay spans roughly $45,680 at the 10th percentile to $87,730 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.93 per hour. An estimated 560 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
| Median (annual) | $60,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $64,210 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.93 |
| 10th percentile | $45,680 |
| 90th percentile | $87,730 |
| Employment | 560 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.