The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY is $51,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,970.
Pay spans roughly $42,160 at the 10th percentile to $51,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.74 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY.
| Median (annual) | $51,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.74 |
| 10th percentile | $42,160 |
| 90th percentile | $51,450 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.