The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $38,070 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,940.
Pay spans roughly $27,580 at the 10th percentile to $64,470 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.30 per hour. An estimated 420 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
| Median (annual) | $38,070 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.30 |
| 10th percentile | $27,580 |
| 90th percentile | $64,470 |
| Employment | 420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.