Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Pennsylvania

Local pay for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pennsylvania, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.

SOC 51-9012

$48,390

median pay, Pennsylvania

2,150

employed in Pennsylvania

-6.2%

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 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania · annual wage · OEWS May 2025

Half of separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pennsylvania earn between $38,650 and $58,230 a year; the U.S. median is $51,610.

$32,130

P10

$38,650

P25

$48,390

MEDIAN

$58,230

P75

$70,590

P90

Pay by metro in Pennsylvania

Allentown, PA

$59,610

Reading, PA

$53,890

Chambersburg, PA

$52,300

Philadelphia, PA

$51,030

Altoona, PA

$49,350

Pittsburgh, PA

$48,590

York, PA

$48,390

Harrisburg, PA

$46,900

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