SOC 51-9012 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Honolulu, Hawaii is $51,970 a year ($24.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,540: half of the 70 people in this job in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,030).

$51,970average per year

$24.99 / hourMedian $46,540Take-home ≈ $41,771

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Hawaii metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,710 or more. The middle half of separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Honolulu earn between $39,550 and $62,420.

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,970$4,331$24.99
Median$46,540$3,878$22.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,550$3,296$19.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,420$5,202$30.01

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Honolulu vs. Hawaii and the U.S.

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Honolulu earn about the same as the Hawaii average ($53,270) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($56,030). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $51,610.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Honolulu$51,970$46,540$37,650$76,71070
Hawaii$53,270$51,070$37,710$75,500160
United States$56,030$51,610$36,200$79,75060,100

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $51,970, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $41,771 a year, or $3,481 a month and $1,607 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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Is Honolulu a good place for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Honolulu area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.0), so the average $51,970 buys what about $46,836 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 16.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Hawaii cities

Honolulu ranks 2nd of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job; Kahului pays the most ($53,420).

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Highest-paying cities for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

Napa, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,220).

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city

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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Honolulu?

$24.99 an hour on average, and $22.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $41,771 a year ($3,481 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,970. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,030).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9012; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.42, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.42).

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