The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $48,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,190.
Pay spans roughly $29,750 at the 10th percentile to $73,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.12 per hour. An estimated 290 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $48,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.12 |
| 10th percentile | $29,750 |
| 90th percentile | $73,100 |
| Employment | 290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.