Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in St. Cloud, MN earns $58,450 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,764 a month.

10th percentile: $46,800
25th percentile: $51,420
Median percentile: $58,450
75th percentile: $58,690
90th percentile: $60,320

Based on 140 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

$45,170 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,450
Federal income tax	−$4,834
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,471
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$3,975
Monthly take-home	$3,764
Every two weeks	$1,737

Does it go far here?

$66,699Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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