Average Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, And Still Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders Salary in Napa, CA

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, And Still Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Napa, CA earn a median annual salary of $66,440, which is +34.2% compared to the national median. There are 1,360 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Napa, CA (metro area).

$66,440

Napa, CA median annual wage

$32/hour median

+34.2%

Difference vs national median

National median is $49,500

1,360

Local employment

17.4 jobs per 1,000 workers

49.46

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $48,410
25th: $57,820
Median: $66,440
75th: $90,660
90th: $114,820

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Napa, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

112.6%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$59,029

Goods: 105.2%
Services: 156.5%
Rents: 197.4%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$74,330	Compare	690
Springfield, IL	$66,850	Compare	50
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$63,150	Compare	680
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$62,810	Compare	40
Walla Walla, WA	$62,470	Compare	140
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$62,400	Compare	870

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Napa, CA

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Nurse Practitioners	$216,380	0.58
Pharmacists	$203,950	0.93
Physician Assistants	$183,930	N/A
Veterinarians	$179,080	0.77
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$177,270	0.29
Dentists, General	$172,560	0.92
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$170,760	0.32
First-Line Supervisors Of Police And Detectives	$168,580	0.67

Napa, CA has salary data for 272 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Practitioners.

Historical series

Trend for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, And Still Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Napa, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, And Still Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders are projected to change by -4.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.