The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Carolina is $47,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,920.
Pay spans roughly $31,060 at the 10th percentile to $65,740 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.97 per hour. An estimated 530 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $47,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,920 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.97 |
| 10th percentile | $31,060 |
| 90th percentile | $65,740 |
| Employment | 530 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.