Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City

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Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Western Wyoming $111,000 300
Wyoming $105,470 370
Vallejo, CA $82,440 240
Balance of Nevada $81,040 90
Milwaukee, WI $74,330 690
Northwest Virginia $68,050 80

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $63,480 70
      Alaska $60,460 130
      Anchorage, AK $56,940 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $44,700 110
      Alabama $41,290 270
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $46,760 50
      Jonesboro, AR $45,120 110
      Little Rock, AR $45,080 70
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $43,220 50
      Arkansas $41,830 710
      South Arkansas $41,830 320
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $52,390 420
      Arizona $52,220 620
      Flagstaff, AZ $47,310 50
      Tucson, AZ $46,740 60
      Prescott Valley, AZ $43,720 50
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vallejo, CA $82,440 240
      Napa, CA $66,440 1,360
      Hanford, CA $66,310 220
      San Francisco, CA $63,150 680
      Santa Rosa, CA $62,400 870
      Los Angeles, CA $61,550 1,870
      San Jose, CA $60,410 180
      San Diego, CA $59,910 680
      Merced, CA $59,570 240
      California $59,090 11,030
      Visalia, CA $58,420 370
      San Luis Obispo, CA $58,100 400
      Modesto, CA $56,430 500
      Stockton, CA $55,600 430
      Santa Cruz, CA $54,210 100
      Salinas, CA $53,940 160
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $53,200 90
      Santa Maria, CA $52,300 300
      North Coast Region of California $51,670 190
      Riverside, CA $50,440 500
      Sacramento, CA $49,880 390
      Oxnard, CA $47,720 140
      Chico, CA $45,820 70
      Bakersfield, CA $45,760 270
      Fresno, CA $45,340 500
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $39,720 130
      El Centro, CA $38,080 60
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $52,250 180
      Greeley, CO $51,120 80
      Boulder, CO $49,590 280
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $48,100 40
      Denver, CO $47,120 980
      Colorado $46,800 1,990
      Northwest Colorado $45,880 100
      Colorado Springs, CO $43,010 140
      Southwest Colorado $42,380 100
      Grand Junction, CO $42,040 50
      Pueblo, CO $41,530 50
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $62,810 40
      Connecticut $50,380 300
      Hartford, CT $49,870 90
      Connecticut $49,080 40
      New Haven, CT $46,500 70
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $54,730 440
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $47,760 60
      Delaware $45,360 120
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $48,380 40
      Tampa, FL $48,090 290
      Lakeland, FL $46,070 120
      Orlando, FL $45,050 130
      Deltona, FL $44,370 40
      Pensacola, FL $44,250 40
      Florida $43,720 1,490
      Miami, FL $41,730 160
      Jacksonville, FL $40,740 —
      North Port, FL $39,930 60
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Savannah, GA $60,710 60
      Atlanta, GA $47,280 470
      Georgia $47,280 910
      Athens, GA $46,100 50
      Valdosta, GA $43,990 140
      North Georgia $39,130 30
      South Georgia $38,250 30
      Albany, GA $30,210 70
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $56,090 80
      Hawaii $51,370 200
      Kahului, HI $51,370 50
      Urban Honolulu, HI $46,950 70
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Iowa $53,870 60
      Davenport, IA-IL $52,480 40
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $51,950 60
      Northeast Iowa $51,370 120
      Des Moines, IA $50,470 130
      Iowa $50,260 850
      Northwest Iowa $50,240 120
      Southeast Iowa $50,220 220
      Cedar Rapids, IA $47,170 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $51,470 200
      Idaho $50,780 710
      Twin Falls, ID $50,780 160
      Northwestern Idaho $50,600 50
      Southeast-Central Idaho $49,240 160
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, IL $66,850 50
      East Central Illinois $63,010 50
      Chicago, IL-IN $56,830 670
      Illinois $52,850 1,010
      Northwest Illinois $46,820 40
      South Illinois $43,720 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Indiana $56,110 120
      Indianapolis, IN $56,070 780
      Lafayette, IN $52,170 40
      Indiana $50,960 1,770
      Northern Indiana $50,580 130
      Fort Wayne, IN $48,000 80
      Central Indiana $47,570 130
      Evansville, IN $47,080 100
      Elkhart, IN $46,390 30
      Bloomington, IN $44,950 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $43,840 350
      Kansas $43,250 120
      Wichita, KS $40,480 60
      Topeka, KS $39,350 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Owensboro, KY $61,700 70
      Central Kentucky $57,310 220
      Kentucky $55,400 1,150
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,400 510
      South Central Kentucky $52,530 60
      Lexington, KY $46,490 120
      West Kentucky $43,740 70
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $50,080 110
      New Orleans, LA $49,690 160
      Louisiana $48,050 810
      Lafayette, LA $44,310 70
      Southwest Louisiana $44,290 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $51,560 840
      Massachusetts $46,400 700
      Worcester, MA $45,440 80
      Massachusetts $37,230 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $49,920 470
      Baltimore, MD $48,300 210
      Maryland $45,990 30
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $41,550 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Maine $63,200 40
      Southwest Maine $49,610 100
      Maine $49,590 450
      Portland, ME $48,190 260
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $59,990 90
      Traverse City, MI $48,000 100
      Mid Michigan $47,660 80
      Ann Arbor, MI $47,560 50
      Northern Michigan $47,530 90
      Grand Rapids, MI $47,150 270
      Kalamazoo, MI $46,900 90
      Michigan $46,900 1,870
      Niles, MI $46,780 50
      Jackson, MI $46,380 40
      Detroit, MI $44,190 620
      Lansing, MI $41,540 80
      Southern Michigan $40,340 100
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $59,970 40
      Southwest Minnesota $56,990 100
      Southeast Minnesota $56,250 400
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $56,130 630
      Minnesota $53,150 1,510
      Northwest Minnesota $50,150 80
      Duluth, MN-WI $48,620 40
      Northeast Minnesota $48,340 30
      St. Cloud, MN $47,070 100
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Joplin, MO-KS $58,170 160
      North Missouri $47,150 90
      Kansas City, MO-KS $46,180 290
      St. Louis, MO-IL $46,150 280
      Missouri $44,210 1,060
      Columbia, MO $42,050 80
      Springfield, MO $41,540 180
      Southeast Missouri $39,110 80
      Central Missouri $35,800 60
      Southwest Missouri $32,010 80
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $47,400 —
      Mississippi $42,670 —
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $56,160 70
      Southwest Montana $51,460 40
      Billings, MT $49,090 30
      Montana $49,090 300
      Missoula, MT $47,440 50
      West Montana $39,990 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $55,920 90
      Raleigh, NC $52,550 210
      Greensboro, NC $49,100 70
      Asheville, NC $46,750 230
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,170 320
      North Carolina $46,090 1,590
      Western North Carolina $46,090 120
      Winston, NC $45,260 60
      Central North Carolina $43,610 90
      Eastern North Carolina $42,770 210
      Wilmington, NC $42,050 60
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $59,010 30
      North Dakota $56,600 190
      East North Dakota $55,410 80
      West North Dakota $48,040 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Nebraska $48,740 —
      Nebraska $44,820 530
      Omaha, NE-IA $43,830 130
      Lincoln, NE $42,740 100
      South Nebraska $40,530 110
      Grand Island, NE $36,310 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $56,510 570
      Northern New Hampshire $53,610 60
      Central New Hampshire $50,630 40
      Manchester, NH $46,130 30
      Southwestern New Hampshire $40,320 —
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $49,880 650
      Atlantic City, NJ $48,710 70
      Vineland, NJ $37,770 70
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $43,150 50
      Santa Fe, NM $42,210 40
      Albuquerque, NM $40,010 200
      New Mexico $40,010 360
      Las Cruces, NM $37,490 30
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $81,040 90
      Nevada $62,400 270
      Reno, NV $60,180 80
      Las Vegas, NV $46,330 100
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Syracuse, NY $58,830 230
      Buffalo, NY $56,670 590
      Southwest New York $55,120 440
      New York, NY-NJ $54,170 850
      New York $51,880 3,080
      Central East New York $51,760 210
      Capital/Northern New York $51,450 120
      Watertown, NY $51,450 110
      Utica, NY $49,710 90
      Albany, NY $49,500 200
      Glens Falls, NY $48,860 30
      Binghamton, NY $47,270 40
      Ithaca, NY $46,900 30
      Kiryas Joel, NY $46,670 120
      Kingston, NY $46,170 30
      Rochester, NY $46,160 240
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Toledo, OH $60,690 70
      Youngstown, OH $52,000 30
      Columbus, OH $48,910 280
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $48,020 390
      West Northwestern Ohio $47,330 50
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $47,310 60
      Ohio $46,760 1,360
      Cleveland, OH $45,580 290
      Eastern Ohio $45,430 30
      Dayton, OH $44,940 90
      Canton, OH $42,950 40
      Southern Ohio $38,430 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $38,530 40
      Oklahoma $37,540 170
      Oklahoma City, OK $35,810 80
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $50,790 170
      Albany, OR $50,340 30
      Coast Oregon $48,930 50
      Central Oregon $48,780 80
      Oregon $48,140 1,230
      Portland, OR-WA $48,020 710
      Salem, OR $45,420 60
      Eugene, OR $45,290 90
      Medford, OR $45,070 50
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $48,340 30
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $58,120 260
      Harrisburg, PA $54,170 110
      Reading, PA $52,150 140
      York, PA $51,580 90
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,280 650
      Chambersburg, PA $50,740 40
      Pennsylvania $49,930 2,170
      Altoona, PA $49,350 30
      Pittsburgh, PA $47,180 380
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $45,900 40
      Scranton, PA $45,760 130
      Central Pennsylvania $45,670 90
      Johnstown, PA $45,300 40
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $45,010 100
      Lancaster, PA $42,470 90
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $38,400 40
      Erie, PA $35,850 30
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $28,330 40
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $47,430 130
      Providence, RI-MA $47,040 160
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $50,540 40
      Charleston, SC $48,730 130
      Columbia, SC $47,770 100
      South Carolina $47,770 530
      Greenville, SC $47,010 70
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West South Dakota $52,900 50
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $48,940 30
      East South Dakota $48,750 180
      South Dakota $48,750 320
      Rapid City, SD $39,880 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Tennessee $53,920 40
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,840 —
      South Central Tennessee $47,170 120
      Cleveland, TN $47,030 40
      East Tennessee $46,520 150
      Johnson City, TN $46,130 60
      Tennessee $45,910 2,350
      Kingsport, TN-VA $44,500 80
      Nashville, TN $38,070 420
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $35,740 170
      Knoxville, TN $34,110 200
      North Central Tennessee $30,620 50
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $46,280 460
      North Region of Texas $46,110 110
      Amarillo, TX $45,440 50
      San Antonio, TX $44,910 80
      Austin, TX $44,770 220
      El Paso, TX $44,760 30
      Texas $44,260 2,110
      Houston, TX $42,970 410
      Killeen, TX $41,600 30
      Hill Country Region of Texas $40,360 200
      Lubbock, TX $39,350 50
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $47,090 170
      High Desert Utah $46,020 40
      Utah $45,620 490
      Provo, UT $44,210 60
      Ogden, UT $39,210 110
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Virginia $68,050 80
      Lynchburg, VA $51,520 120
      Virginia $49,650 1,130
      Staunton, VA $49,180 30
      Charlottesville, VA $48,360 110
      Richmond, VA $46,600 110
      Blacksburg, VA $46,430 30
      Roanoke, VA $44,570 40
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $41,580 110
      Southwest Virginia $35,600 30
      West Virginia $31,060 170
      Northern West Virginia $25,370 30
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $43,890 30
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $55,870 80
      Vermont $50,750 210
      Burlington, VT $49,870 100
      Southern Vermont $48,190 40
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Walla Walla, WA $62,470 140
      Kennewick, WA $61,840 130
      Seattle, WA $60,180 560
      Western Washington $60,150 70
      Wenatchee, WA $59,980 90
      Spokane, WA $59,130 120
      Washington $58,530 1,470
      Yakima, WA $55,460 70
      Bellingham, WA $52,920 50
      Eastern Washington $50,730 100
      Bremerton, WA $50,440 30
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $74,330 690
      Wisconsin $61,790 1,580
      Green Bay, WI $59,030 50
      Western Wisconsin $58,540 70
      South Central Wisconsin $58,210 100
      La Crosse, WI-MN $50,590 170
      Oshkosh, WI $49,250 30
      Northeastern Wisconsin $48,710 80
      Madison, WI $48,510 180
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $111,000 300
      Wyoming $105,470 370
      Eastern Wyoming $46,050 40