The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $35,740 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,970.
Pay spans roughly $34,730 at the 10th percentile to $55,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.18 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chattanooga, TN-GA.
| Median (annual) | $35,740 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.18 |
| 10th percentile | $34,730 |
| 90th percentile | $55,170 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.