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

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, And Still Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Vallejo, CA earn a median annual salary of $82,440, which is +59.7% compared to the national median. There are 240 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Vallejo, CA (metro area).

$82,440
Vallejo, CA median annual wage
$40/hour median
+59.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $51,610
240
Local employment
1.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
4.30
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$44,650
25th
$51,780
Median
$82,440
75th
$82,440
90th
$82,440

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 Vallejo, 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
108.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$75,996
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 155.0%
Rents: 142.0%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Syracuse, NY $82,530 Compare 520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $80,140 Compare 640
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $76,350 Compare 530
Modesto, CA $73,690 Compare 1,000
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $66,310 Compare 220
Napa, CA $64,000 Compare 1,400

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 Vallejo, CA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Pediatricians, General $357,320 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $306,500 1.00
Registered Nurses $203,290 1.32
Physicians, All Other $194,540 0.35
Architectural And Engineering Managers $189,360 0.56
Dentists, General $183,000 1.19
Nurse Practitioners $182,370 0.61
Chief Executives $180,180 0.95

Vallejo, CA has salary data for 367 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, And Still Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Vallejo, 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.