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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in New Jersey

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Jersey earns $48,600 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,233 a month.

10th percentile
$36,820
25th percentile
$39,460
Median percentile
$48,600
75th percentile
$59,820
90th percentile
$62,930

Based on 1,040 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,800 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,600
Federal income tax−$3,652
Social Security + Medicare−$3,718
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,430
Monthly take-home$3,233
Every two weeks$1,492

Does it go far here?

$44,667Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey