The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota is $48,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,140.
Pay spans roughly $34,370 at the 10th percentile to $60,690 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.44 per hour. An estimated 320 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Dakota.
| Median (annual) | $48,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,140 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.44 |
| 10th percentile | $34,370 |
| 90th percentile | $60,690 |
| Employment | 320 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.