Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary

The median pay for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States is $38,760 a year. About 9,000 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $28,650
25th percentile: $34,230
Median percentile: $38,760
75th percentile: $45,220
90th percentile: $49,420

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

Connecticut $47,160
New York $46,810
New Hampshire $45,930
Washington $45,380
Massachusetts $43,680
North Carolina $43,460
Indiana $41,740
South Carolina $41,740
Ohio $41,600
Minnesota $41,480
New Jersey $40,780
Rhode Island $40,000
Georgia $39,840
Wisconsin $39,630
California $38,870
Illinois $38,600
Oregon $38,460
Mississippi $37,600
Arizona $37,460
Michigan $37,280
Oklahoma $37,110
Colorado $36,870
Tennessee $36,710
Pennsylvania $36,690
Kansas $35,930
Florida $35,680
Alabama $35,000
Maryland $34,890
Virginia $34,410
Kentucky $31,040
Missouri $30,540
Texas $30,160
Iowa $30,060
Arkansas $29,140
Nevada $28,630

By metro area

Greenville, SC $49,390
Hickory, NC $48,640
Atlanta, GA $45,220
New York, NY $44,420
Seattle, WA $44,350
North Port, FL $43,750
Boston, MA $43,680
Cleveland, OH $42,100
Minneapolis, MN $41,470
Knoxville, TN $40,130
Milwaukee, WI $39,630
Greensboro, NC $38,940
Winston, NC $38,740
Nashville, TN $38,630
Chicago, IL $38,600
Charlotte, NC $38,520
Portland, OR $38,460
Philadelphia, PA $38,200
Providence, RI $38,110
Los Angeles, CA $37,860
Dalton, GA $37,820
Phoenix, AZ $37,460
Spartanburg, SC $37,300
Charleston, SC $37,210
Tampa, FL $35,500
Miami, FL $35,390
Dallas, TX $34,650
Houston, TX $33,630
Kansas City, MO $30,000
El Paso, TX $29,300