The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $47,150 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,260.
Pay spans roughly $35,210 at the 10th percentile to $64,340 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.67 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
| Median (annual) | $47,150 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,260 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.67 |
| 10th percentile | $35,210 |
| 90th percentile | $64,340 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.