The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Las Cruces, NM is $37,490 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,650.
Pay spans roughly $30,860 at the 10th percentile to $53,040 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.02 per hour. An estimated 30 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Las Cruces, NM.
| Median (annual) | $37,490 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.02 |
| 10th percentile | $30,860 |
| 90th percentile | $53,040 |
| Employment | 30 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.