Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California
Local pay for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-9012
$52,910
median pay, California
14,210
employed in California
+2.5%
vs U.S. median
-4.3%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in California earn between $44,970 and $71,510 a year; the U.S. median is $51,610.
$34,320
P10
$44,970
P25
$52,910
MEDIAN
$71,510
P75
$83,630
P90
Pay by metro in California
$82,440
$73,690
$66,310
$64,000
$62,320
$61,920
$61,550
$61,300
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