Pay by state · 48 states
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most in Minnesota at $58,260 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $25,010 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $46,570. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $58,260Minnesota
- National median
- $46,570BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $25,010Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MNMinnesota | $58,260 | $51,420 | $63,190 | 1,130 | $59,075 |
| 2 | VTVermont | $52,220 | $46,600 | $60,470 | 100 | $53,309 |
| 3 | COColorado | $51,750 | $44,560 | $58,280 | 700 | $50,217 |
| 4 | MTMontana | $51,540 | $41,720 | $59,500 | 100 | $54,456 |
| 5 | OROregon | $51,180 | $50,410 | $58,860 | 990 | $49,516 |
| 6 | MOMissouri | $50,930 | $45,370 | $57,400 | 1,120 | $56,080 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $50,430 | $46,830 | $59,850 | 760 | $47,125 |
| 8 | NHNew Hampshire | $50,290 | $42,750 | $60,880 | 90 | $48,279 |
| 9 | ILIllinois | $49,740 | $47,490 | $58,630 | 1,770 | $49,761 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $49,680 | $44,710 | $59,080 | 1,870 | $46,034 |
| 11 | IAIowa | $49,600 | $44,900 | $60,890 | 920 | $56,516 |
| 12 | MEMaine | $49,200 | $38,820 | $51,750 | 160 | $50,696 |
| 13 | NJNew Jersey | $48,600 | $39,460 | $59,820 | 1,040 | $44,667 |
| 14 | OHOhio | $48,400 | $39,830 | $55,530 | 3,000 | $52,170 |
| 15 | NENebraska | $48,300 | $46,390 | $52,520 | 530 | $53,605 |
| 16 | KYKentucky | $48,180 | $43,670 | $56,330 | 900 | $53,439 |
| 17 | WIWisconsin | $48,040 | $42,450 | $54,360 | 1,300 | $51,055 |
| 18 | NDNorth Dakota | $47,480 | $47,480 | $53,810 | 70 | $53,373 |
| 19 | SCSouth Carolina | $47,410 | $38,410 | $51,560 | 730 | $50,571 |
| 20 | ARArkansas | $47,320 | $41,650 | $60,510 | 800 | $54,430 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $46,850 | $39,950 | $55,450 | 1,630 | $48,016 |
| 22 | IDIdaho | $46,840 | $46,810 | $48,820 | 160 | $49,050 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $46,780 | $40,750 | $53,720 | 760 | $46,465 |
| 24 | AKAlaska | $46,240 | $39,420 | $48,820 | 30 | $45,174 |
| 25 | INIndiana | $46,150 | $40,170 | $53,240 | 2,110 | $49,449 |
| 26 | CACalifornia | $46,110 | $39,980 | $51,280 | 3,080 | $41,646 |
| 27 | RIRhode Island | $45,950 | $40,000 | $47,900 | 210 | $44,926 |
| 28 | UTUtah | $45,510 | $39,740 | $50,740 | 740 | $46,033 |
| 29 | SDSouth Dakota | $44,980 | $41,830 | $53,800 | 460 | $50,776 |
| 30 | MDMaryland | $44,820 | $38,600 | $52,070 | 280 | $42,702 |
| 31 | VAVirginia | $44,790 | $40,230 | $49,830 | 840 | $44,301 |
| 32 | KSKansas | $44,760 | $43,550 | $48,110 | 760 | $49,696 |
| 33 | MIMichigan | $44,620 | $40,910 | $52,970 | 730 | $46,374 |
| 34 | CTConnecticut | $44,530 | $39,290 | $47,800 | 450 | $42,978 |
| 35 | GAGeorgia | $44,130 | $36,110 | $49,370 | 1,230 | $45,829 |
| 36 | TNTennessee | $44,030 | $37,630 | $46,270 | 1,260 | $47,926 |
| 37 | MAMassachusetts | $43,790 | $38,670 | $48,740 | 1,280 | $41,406 |
| 38 | NCNorth Carolina | $43,770 | $37,290 | $49,830 | 3,100 | $46,403 |
| 39 | NVNevada | $43,470 | $38,220 | $51,440 | 340 | $43,479 |
| 40 | TXTexas | $42,210 | $37,080 | $47,170 | 3,650 | $43,490 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $41,590 | $34,360 | $50,600 | 710 | $47,830 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $41,170 | $36,000 | $50,420 | 110 | $46,674 |
| 43 | FLFlorida | $40,540 | $36,380 | $48,410 | 1,370 | $39,202 |
| 44 | ALAlabama | $39,740 | $36,450 | $49,250 | 590 | $44,741 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $37,920 | $36,840 | $44,960 | 160 | $42,370 |
| 46 | OKOklahoma | $37,910 | $35,430 | $46,810 | 620 | $43,157 |
| 47 | NMNew Mexico | $32,770 | $32,770 | $39,840 | 200 | $35,538 |
| 48 | PRPuerto Rico | $25,010 | $23,760 | $37,440 | 50 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, that changes the ranking: Minnesota leads on raw pay at $58,260, while Minnesota leads once prices are taken into account at $59,075.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the most?
Minnesota reports the highest median wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $58,260 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Vermont ($52,220) and Colorado ($51,750).
Which state pays Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $25,010 a year, $33,250 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Minnesota first at $59,075 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $58,260. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.