Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary
The median pay for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States is $39,530 a year. About 13,030 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,960
- 25th percentile
- $36,390
- Median percentile
- $39,530
- 75th percentile
- $45,220
- 90th percentile
- $49,130
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
- New York $49,570
- New Hampshire $48,440
- Maine $48,350
- Washington $48,220
- Minnesota $46,430
- Wisconsin $45,610
- Pennsylvania $45,580
- Ohio $45,040
- California $44,530
- Massachusetts $44,190
- Illinois $42,950
- Georgia $40,930
- South Carolina $39,760
- Virginia $39,470
- Rhode Island $38,760
- Michigan $38,120
- Alabama $37,340
- Indiana $37,160
- Louisiana $36,860
- New Jersey $36,850
- North Carolina $36,700
- Mississippi $35,370
- Texas $34,790
- Iowa $33,730
- Tennessee $33,550
By metro area
- Boston, MA $47,960
- Chicago, IL $47,710
- Philadelphia, PA $45,580
- Chattanooga, TN $44,880
- Atlanta, GA $44,790
- Los Angeles, CA $44,530
- Manchester, NH $43,320
- Scranton, PA $42,500
- New York, NY $41,350
- Spartanburg, SC $40,280
- Grand Rapids, MI $40,120
- Dalton, GA $39,840
- Greenville, SC $39,760
- Charlotte, NC $39,530
- Kansas City, MO $39,180
- Providence, RI $39,110
- Columbia, SC $38,380
- Lynchburg, VA $37,690
- Greensboro, NC $36,730
- Winston, NC $36,440
- Hickory, NC $36,200
- Burlington, NC $33,540
- Detroit, MI $33,330