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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $47,660 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,251 a month.

10th percentile
$32,510
25th percentile
$40,360
Median percentile
$47,660
75th percentile
$57,160
90th percentile
$61,600

Based on 560 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

$39,012 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,660
Federal income tax−$3,539
Social Security + Medicare−$3,646
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,463
Monthly take-home$3,251
Every two weeks$1,500

Does it go far here?

$46,473Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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