SOC 51-6062 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Columbus, OH is $43,680. The 10th percentile is $33,810 and the 90th percentile is $44,500. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$43,680

10th percentile
$33,810
25th percentile
$42,960
Median
$43,680
75th percentile
$43,680
90th percentile
$44,500
Mean
$42,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $33,810 and the 90th percentile is $44,500. The difference is $10,690, which is 24.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $42,960 to the 75th at $43,680, covers $720.

The mean annual wage is $42,080, which sits below the median of $43,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 12.7% higher than the national median of $38,760 for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,753, which is 18% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% higher than the Ohio median of $41,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $45,753 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Columbus, OH ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $43,300. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,402, against $45,753 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 138 miles away, with a median of $42,100 and employment of 70. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,824, against $45,753 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Columbus, OH is $43,680. The 10th percentile is $33,810 and the 90th percentile is $44,500.

How does that compare with the national median for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

The local median is 12.7% higher than the national median of $38,760.

What is Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Columbus, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,680 is $45,753. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Columbus, OH compare with nearby metros for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 106 miles away, at $43,300. Columbus, OH ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.