SOC 51-9032 · Production Occupations
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders wages by metro
National median annual wage
$46,570
- 10th percentile
- $35,930
- 25th percentile
- $39,440
- Median
- $46,570
- 75th percentile
- $53,800
- 90th percentile
- $61,120
- Mean
- $47,460
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
National employment in May 2025: 44,980.
That median is 8.7% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.
The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.
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Highest published medians
| Occupation | Employment | 10th | Median | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, NC | 100 | $35,830 | $63,550 | $63,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 530 | $47,020 | $62,620 | $65,180 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 140 | $46,800 | $58,450 | $60,320 |
| Topeka, KS | 40 | $37,000 | $56,610 | $75,090 |
| Yakima, WA | 90 | $45,280 | $56,030 | $63,770 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $47,240 | $55,660 | $60,780 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 400 | $43,650 | $54,950 | $61,260 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 60 | $37,370 | $54,280 | $58,560 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 110 | $48,530 | $54,100 | $60,540 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 490 | $42,470 | $53,680 | $63,730 |
| Cleveland, OH | 860 | $38,070 | $53,370 | $61,400 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 90 | $36,240 | $53,180 | $61,470 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 150 | $45,590 | $52,920 | $59,450 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 60 | $47,090 | $52,870 | $72,840 |
| Syracuse, NY | 90 | $39,160 | $52,630 | $63,180 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 320 | $46,710 | $52,180 | $77,000 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 50 | $38,020 | $51,750 | $57,890 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 80 | $45,040 | $51,750 | $64,460 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 220 | $40,900 | $51,750 | $63,090 |
| Green Bay, WI | 110 | $37,440 | $51,690 | $60,210 |
Where employment is largest
| Occupation | Employment | 10th | Median | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,500 | $36,870 | $44,360 | $56,590 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 1,490 | $37,540 | $48,990 | $64,530 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1,460 | $36,960 | $44,870 | $61,810 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1,230 | $43,940 | $49,730 | $64,510 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 940 | $36,330 | $44,790 | $60,010 |
| Cleveland, OH | 860 | $38,070 | $53,370 | $61,400 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 720 | $33,650 | $37,840 | $49,120 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 680 | $37,250 | $47,890 | $59,570 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 590 | $38,190 | $44,320 | $57,780 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 590 | $35,260 | $44,940 | $58,620 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 590 | $37,670 | $46,780 | $58,950 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 560 | $32,510 | $47,660 | $61,600 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 540 | $35,690 | $45,790 | $61,720 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 530 | $47,020 | $62,620 | $65,180 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 490 | $42,470 | $53,680 | $63,730 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 490 | $35,480 | $50,020 | $63,410 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 430 | $32,700 | $41,100 | $56,730 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 400 | $43,650 | $54,950 | $61,260 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 380 | $37,860 | $47,030 | $59,480 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 350 | $37,490 | $45,860 | $53,690 |
States and territories
| Occupation | Employment | 10th | Median | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1,130 | $47,010 | $58,260 | $65,160 |
| Vermont | 100 | $42,670 | $52,220 | $74,770 |
| Colorado | 700 | $40,400 | $51,750 | $60,150 |
| Montana | 100 | $38,830 | $51,540 | $64,200 |
| Oregon | 990 | $45,880 | $51,180 | $63,140 |
| Missouri | 1,120 | $37,530 | $50,930 | $63,410 |
| Washington | 760 | $42,470 | $50,430 | $70,510 |
| New Hampshire | 90 | $39,520 | $50,290 | $65,280 |
| Illinois | 1,770 | $44,780 | $49,740 | $62,380 |
| New York | 1,870 | $38,190 | $49,680 | $63,930 |
| Iowa | 920 | $40,510 | $49,600 | $62,390 |
| Maine | 160 | $35,380 | $49,200 | $57,890 |
| New Jersey | 1,040 | $36,820 | $48,600 | $62,930 |
| Ohio | 3,000 | $36,550 | $48,400 | $59,320 |
| Nebraska | 530 | $38,690 | $48,300 | $60,540 |
| Kentucky | 900 | $37,820 | $48,180 | $59,810 |
| Wisconsin | 1,300 | $36,940 | $48,040 | $58,300 |
| North Dakota | 70 | $43,150 | $47,480 | $61,390 |
| South Carolina | 730 | $36,400 | $47,410 | $61,900 |
| Arkansas | 800 | $38,590 | $47,320 | $64,920 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,630 | $36,530 | $46,850 | $60,540 |
| Idaho | 160 | $42,810 | $46,840 | $55,700 |
| Arizona | 760 | $37,200 | $46,780 | $58,690 |
| Alaska | 30 | $24,770 | $46,240 | $63,650 |
| Indiana | 2,110 | $37,430 | $46,150 | $61,470 |
| California | 3,080 | $37,110 | $46,110 | $61,820 |
| Rhode Island | 210 | $31,970 | $45,950 | $55,700 |
| Utah | 740 | $35,330 | $45,510 | $59,810 |
| South Dakota | 460 | $39,720 | $44,980 | $53,800 |
| Maryland | 280 | $37,040 | $44,820 | $60,300 |
| Virginia | 840 | $35,980 | $44,790 | $54,820 |
| Kansas | 760 | $36,510 | $44,760 | $54,580 |
| Michigan | 730 | $37,210 | $44,620 | $59,160 |
| Connecticut | 450 | $36,830 | $44,530 | $57,140 |
| Georgia | 1,230 | $32,210 | $44,130 | $60,580 |
| Tennessee | 1,260 | $35,210 | $44,030 | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts | 1,280 | $35,360 | $43,790 | $58,430 |
| North Carolina | 3,100 | $34,470 | $43,770 | $59,830 |
| Nevada | 340 | $35,560 | $43,470 | $58,930 |
| Texas | 3,650 | $34,670 | $42,210 | $52,740 |
| Mississippi | 710 | $30,460 | $41,590 | $57,050 |
| Louisiana | 110 | $30,700 | $41,170 | $70,860 |
| Florida | 1,370 | $33,410 | $40,540 | $59,040 |
| Alabama | 590 | $31,710 | $39,740 | $60,350 |
| West Virginia | 160 | $33,790 | $37,920 | $51,100 |
| Oklahoma | 620 | $31,110 | $37,910 | $50,250 |
| New Mexico | 200 | $32,770 | $32,770 | $45,100 |
| Puerto Rico | 50 | $22,590 | $25,010 | $45,570 |
Other production occupations
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- Machinists
- Production Workers, All Other
- Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Questions this page answers
What is the national median wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is $46,570. Employment is 44,980.
How does Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay compare with all occupations?
The national median for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is 8.7% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.
Which metro has the highest published median for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?
Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Wilmington, NC is highest on this page's list at $63,550.