BLS metro-level wage data places Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL at a median of $54,830 per year ($26.36/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $51,610, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island pays +6% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 40 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenderss are employed across the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA in SOC 51-9012.

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island pay distribution spans from $31,350 at the 10th percentile to $61,710 at the 90th — a 2.0× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $40,970 and the 75th at $56,570, so half of Davenport-Moline-Rock Island-based separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenderss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide IA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.