The median annual wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Wilmington, NC is $42,050 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,700.
Pay spans roughly $30,320 at the 10th percentile to $60,230 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.22 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wilmington, NC.
| Median (annual) | $42,050 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,700 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.22 |
| 10th percentile | $30,320 |
| 90th percentile | $60,230 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.