Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by location
National median: $46,570 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $63,550 | +36.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $62,620 | +34.5% | 530 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $58,450 | +25.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $58,260 | +25.1% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $56,610 | +21.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $56,030 | +20.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $55,660 | +19.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $54,950 | +18.0% | 400 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $54,280 | +16.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | metropolitan | $54,100 | +16.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $53,680 | +15.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $53,370 | +14.6% | 860 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $53,180 | +14.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $52,920 | +13.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $52,870 | +13.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $52,630 | +13.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $52,220 | +12.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $52,180 | +12.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $51,750 | +11.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $51,750 | +11.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $51,750 | +11.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $51,750 | +11.1% | 700 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $51,690 | +11.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $51,590 | +10.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $51,560 | +10.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $51,540 | +10.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $51,490 | +10.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $51,180 | +9.9% | 990 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | metropolitan | $50,980 | +9.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $50,930 | +9.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $50,930 | +9.4% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $50,780 | +9.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $50,720 | +8.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $50,440 | +8.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $50,430 | +8.3% | 760 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $50,420 | +8.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $50,390 | +8.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $50,310 | +8.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $50,290 | +8.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Jonesboro, AR | metropolitan | $50,150 | +7.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $50,100 | +7.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $50,020 | +7.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $49,850 | +7.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $49,740 | +6.8% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $49,730 | +6.8% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $49,680 | +6.7% | 1,870 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $49,660 | +6.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $49,600 | +6.5% | 920 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $49,570 | +6.4% | — | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $49,260 | +5.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $49,200 | +5.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $49,050 | +5.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $48,990 | +5.2% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $48,680 | +4.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $48,600 | +4.4% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $48,560 | +4.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $48,400 | +3.9% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $48,320 | +3.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $48,300 | +3.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $48,300 | +3.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $48,270 | +3.7% | 270 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $48,260 | +3.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $48,230 | +3.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $48,180 | +3.5% | 900 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $48,180 | +3.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $48,080 | +3.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $48,060 | +3.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $48,040 | +3.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $48,040 | +3.2% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $48,030 | +3.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $47,980 | +3.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $47,890 | +2.8% | 680 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $47,890 | +2.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $47,830 | +2.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $47,760 | +2.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $47,750 | +2.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $47,660 | +2.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $47,580 | +2.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $47,480 | +2.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $47,480 | +2.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $47,410 | +1.8% | 730 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $47,350 | +1.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $47,320 | +1.6% | 800 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $47,230 | +1.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $47,170 | +1.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $47,160 | +1.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $47,110 | +1.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $47,040 | +1.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $47,030 | +1.0% | 380 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $46,850 | +0.6% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $46,840 | +0.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $46,780 | +0.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $46,780 | +0.5% | 590 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $46,780 | +0.5% | 760 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $46,600 | +0.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $46,600 | +0.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $46,500 | −0.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $46,480 | −0.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $46,420 | −0.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $46,390 | −0.4% | 240 | 2025 |