SOC 51-9012 · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Wenatchee, WA

The average salary for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wenatchee, Washington is $58,560 a year ($28.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,050: half of the 80 people in this job in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($56,030).

$58,560average per year

$28.15 / hourMedian $56,050Take-home ≈ $49,233

  • $42K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

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

80people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#3 of 8Washington metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Wenatchee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,900 or more. The middle half of separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wenatchee earn between $47,280 and $61,480.

  • $42K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,560$4,880$28.15
Median$56,050$4,671$26.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,280$3,940$22.73
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,480$5,123$29.56

*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 Wenatchee vs. Washington and the U.S.

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wenatchee earn about the same as the Washington average ($58,880) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($56,030). At the median the gap is +9% against the U.S. median of $51,610.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wenatchee$58,560$56,050$42,380$75,90080
Washington$58,880$56,160$41,740$78,7001,560
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 Wenatchee

On the average salary of $58,560, a single filer in Wenatchee takes home about $49,233 a year, or $4,103 a month and $1,894 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Wenatchee area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.9), so the average $58,560 buys what about $56,386 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Wenatchee ($49,290). A typical home costs $523,629, or 8.9 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 Washington cities

Wenatchee ranks 3rd of 8 Washington metro areas for this job; Kennewick pays the most ($63,720).

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

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

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

$28.15 an hour on average, and $26.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,233 a year ($4,103 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,560. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 5% more 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA (48300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.85, this job is 3.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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