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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in San Diego, CA

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $47,350 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,076 a month.

10th percentile
$38,030
25th percentile
$43,400
Median percentile
$47,350
75th percentile
$50,930
90th percentile
$60,890

Based on 130 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

$36,911 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,350
Federal income tax−$3,502
Social Security + Medicare−$3,622
California income tax (approx.)−$3,315
Monthly take-home$3,076
Every two weeks$1,420

Does it go far here?

$42,319Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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