The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Rapid City, SD is $39,880 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,030.
Pay spans roughly $30,620 at the 10th percentile to $50,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.17 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Rapid City, SD.
| Median (annual) | $39,880 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,030 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.17 |
| 10th percentile | $30,620 |
| 90th percentile | $50,380 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.