Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary

The median pay for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States is $46,570 a year. About 44,980 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $35,930
25th percentile: $39,440
Median percentile: $46,570
75th percentile: $53,800
90th percentile: $61,120

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Minnesota $58,260
Vermont $52,220
Colorado $51,750
Montana $51,540
Oregon $51,180
Missouri $50,930
Washington $50,430
New Hampshire $50,290
Illinois $49,740
New York $49,680
Iowa $49,600
Maine $49,200
New Jersey $48,600
Ohio $48,400
Nebraska $48,300
Kentucky $48,180
Wisconsin $48,040
North Dakota $47,480
South Carolina $47,410
Arkansas $47,320
Pennsylvania $46,850
Idaho $46,840
Arizona $46,780
Alaska $46,240
Indiana $46,150
California $46,110
Rhode Island $45,950
Utah $45,510
South Dakota $44,980
Maryland $44,820
Virginia $44,790
Kansas $44,760
Michigan $44,620
Connecticut $44,530
Georgia $44,130
Tennessee $44,030
Massachusetts $43,790
North Carolina $43,770
Nevada $43,470
Texas $42,210
Mississippi $41,590
Louisiana $41,170
Florida $40,540
Alabama $39,740
West Virginia $37,920
Oklahoma $37,910
New Mexico $32,770

By metro area

Wilmington, NC $63,550
Minneapolis, MN $62,620
St. Cloud, MN $58,450
Topeka, KS $56,610
Yakima, WA $56,030
Bend, OR $55,660
Denver, CO $54,950
La Crosse, WI $54,280
Gettysburg, PA $54,100
Portland, OR $53,680
Cleveland, OH $53,370
Terre Haute, IN $53,180
Des Moines, IA $52,920
Kiryas Joel, NY $52,870
Syracuse, NY $52,630
Seattle, WA $52,180
Lewiston, ME $51,750
Oshkosh, WI $51,750
San Francisco, CA $51,750
Green Bay, WI $51,690
Colorado Springs, CO $51,590
Greenville, SC $51,560
Memphis, TN $51,490
Joplin, MO $50,980
St. Joseph, MO $50,930
Rochester, NY $50,780
Spokane, WA $50,720
Medford, OR $50,440
Baton Rouge, LA $50,420
Harrisburg, PA $50,390
York, PA $50,310
Jonesboro, AR $50,150
Buffalo, NY $50,100
St. Louis, MO $50,020
Kansas City, MO $49,850
Chicago, IL $49,730
Springfield, MO $49,660
Salem, OR $49,260
Lancaster, PA $49,050
New York, NY $48,990
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $48,680
Davenport, IA $48,560
Little Rock, AR $48,320
Sioux City, IA $48,300
Columbus, OH $48,270
Richmond, VA $48,260
Naples, FL $48,230
Canton, OH $48,180
Allentown, PA $48,080
Olympia, WA $48,060
Milwaukee, WI $48,040
Elizabethtown, KY $48,030
Virginia Beach, VA $47,980
Cincinnati, OH $47,890
Jackson, TN $47,890
Albany, NY $47,830
Columbia, SC $47,760
Asheville, NC $47,750
Philadelphia, PA $47,660
Sacramento, CA $47,580
Fargo, ND $47,480
San Diego, CA $47,350
Salinas, CA $47,230
South Bend, IN $47,170
Lexington, KY $47,160
Fayetteville, AR $47,110
Glens Falls, NY $47,040
Indianapolis, IN $47,030
Phoenix, AZ $46,780
Toledo, OH $46,780
Austin, TX $46,600
Washington, DC $46,600
Akron, OH $46,500
Stockton, CA $46,480
Fort Wayne, IN $46,420
Omaha, NE $46,390
Jefferson City, MO $46,380
New Haven, CT $46,330
Roanoke, VA $46,310
Augusta, GA $46,280
Bridgeport, CT $46,250
Madison, WI $46,230
Appleton, WI $46,120
Salt Lake City, UT $46,110
Wichita, KS $46,070
Birmingham, AL $46,020
Evansville, IN $45,980
Reading, PA $45,920
Springfield, MA $45,920
Tucson, AZ $45,920
Rockford, IL $45,900
Elkhart, IN $45,860
Dayton, OH $45,830
Boise City, ID $45,810
Atlanta, GA $45,790
Lakeland, FL $45,750
Fresno, CA $45,570
Lincoln, NE $45,340
Walla Walla, WA $45,340
Logan, UT $45,240
Vineland, NJ $45,180
Oxnard, CA $45,150
Wausau, WI $45,100
Altoona, PA $45,070
Sioux Falls, SD $44,980
Fort Smith, AR $44,960
Hickory, NC $44,940
Scranton, PA $44,930
Los Angeles, CA $44,870
Baltimore, MD $44,820
Charlotte, NC $44,790
Pittsburgh, PA $44,670
Boulder, CO $44,650
Detroit, MI $44,620
Raleigh, NC $44,570
Reno, NV $44,550
Trenton, NJ $44,520
Las Vegas, NV $44,430
Waterbury, CT $44,430
Dallas, TX $44,360