The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Asheville, NC is $46,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,880.
Pay spans roughly $37,440 at the 10th percentile to $60,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.48 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Asheville, NC.
| Median (annual) | $46,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.48 |
| 10th percentile | $37,440 |
| 90th percentile | $60,420 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.