Pay by state · 50 states
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most in Massachusetts at $60,790 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $31,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $48,990. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $60,790Massachusetts
- National median
- $48,990BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $31,410Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $60,790 | $50,360 | $65,870 | 420 | $57,481 |
| 2 | MNMinnesota | $59,270 | $50,000 | $65,920 | 1,760 | $60,099 |
| 3 | WYWyoming | $58,320 | $52,430 | $73,300 | 210 | $62,919 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $57,810 | $46,690 | $65,850 | 2,050 | $53,132 |
| 5 | MEMaine | $55,540 | $48,120 | $63,590 | 220 | $57,228 |
| 6 | CTConnecticut | $53,830 | $47,630 | $67,230 | 260 | $51,954 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $53,800 | $46,990 | $63,390 | 2,270 | $50,274 |
| 8 | ILIllinois | $53,560 | $46,120 | $63,320 | 10,240 | $53,583 |
| 9 | MDMaryland | $53,480 | $45,090 | $62,370 | 770 | $50,953 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $53,170 | $43,660 | $61,680 | 4,340 | $49,268 |
| 11 | WIWisconsin | $52,200 | $46,870 | $62,230 | 3,380 | $55,476 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $51,920 | $49,180 | $60,890 | 310 | $49,844 |
| 13 | IAIowa | $51,570 | $47,880 | $59,180 | 2,310 | $58,761 |
| 14 | DEDelaware | $51,460 | $45,850 | $61,080 | 130 | $51,559 |
| 15 | WVWest Virginia | $51,020 | $45,180 | $57,810 | 350 | $57,007 |
| 16 | KSKansas | $50,750 | $43,620 | $64,270 | 1,380 | $56,346 |
| 17 | CACalifornia | $50,640 | $42,940 | $63,540 | 5,730 | $45,737 |
| 18 | PAPennsylvania | $50,550 | $45,570 | $60,690 | 4,380 | $51,808 |
| 19 | OROregon | $50,420 | $44,920 | $60,670 | 1,090 | $48,780 |
| 20 | MOMissouri | $50,340 | $44,870 | $62,920 | 2,800 | $55,430 |
| 21 | VAVirginia | $49,970 | $45,210 | $60,700 | 1,530 | $49,424 |
| 22 | AKAlaska | $49,740 | $35,290 | $64,330 | 60 | $48,594 |
| 23 | NENebraska | $49,050 | $44,750 | $56,450 | 940 | $54,438 |
| 24 | SDSouth Dakota | $49,000 | $42,830 | $50,130 | 510 | $55,313 |
| 25 | COColorado | $48,520 | $43,980 | $58,270 | 640 | $47,083 |
| 26 | KYKentucky | $48,490 | $41,680 | $55,040 | 1,660 | $53,783 |
| 27 | NVNevada | $48,460 | $39,810 | $56,760 | 650 | $48,470 |
| 28 | AZArizona | $48,280 | $40,290 | $60,740 | 1,400 | $47,955 |
| 29 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,000 | $46,370 | $53,760 | 260 | $53,957 |
| 30 | TNTennessee | $47,840 | $39,670 | $54,640 | 1,610 | $52,074 |
| 31 | SCSouth Carolina | $47,740 | $41,290 | $59,180 | 2,560 | $50,923 |
| 32 | OHOhio | $47,720 | $41,570 | $58,910 | 5,230 | $51,437 |
| 33 | INIndiana | $47,650 | $44,020 | $58,670 | 4,840 | $51,056 |
| 34 | RIRhode Island | $47,610 | $34,800 | $57,690 | 190 | $46,549 |
| 35 | LALouisiana | $47,330 | $38,230 | $60,240 | 570 | $53,658 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $47,180 | $39,550 | $56,520 | 1,290 | $47,722 |
| 37 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,020 | $41,090 | $54,800 | 3,400 | $49,848 |
| 38 | GAGeorgia | $47,000 | $38,580 | $51,600 | 3,420 | $48,809 |
| 39 | OKOklahoma | $47,000 | $37,890 | $57,600 | 960 | $53,505 |
| 40 | MSMississippi | $46,410 | $43,800 | $58,900 | 1,070 | $53,374 |
| 41 | ALAlabama | $46,050 | $38,070 | $56,730 | 2,220 | $51,845 |
| 42 | FLFlorida | $46,000 | $38,600 | $52,210 | 3,550 | $44,481 |
| 43 | VTVermont | $45,420 | $45,420 | $58,900 | 280 | $46,367 |
| 44 | TXTexas | $45,320 | $37,330 | $54,930 | 6,350 | $46,694 |
| 45 | IDIdaho | $44,690 | $40,370 | $46,880 | 510 | $46,799 |
| 46 | ARArkansas | $44,650 | $39,410 | $49,840 | 1,100 | $51,359 |
| 47 | MIMichigan | $44,310 | $38,240 | $54,410 | 3,040 | $46,052 |
| 48 | MTMontana | $38,410 | $35,830 | $49,060 | 280 | $40,583 |
| 49 | NMNew Mexico | $36,980 | $35,120 | $50,510 | 340 | $40,103 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $31,410 | $26,220 | $36,960 | 660 | 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 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $60,790, while Wyoming leads once prices are taken into account at $62,919.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $60,790 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Minnesota ($59,270) and Wyoming ($58,320).
Which state pays Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $31,410 a year, $29,380 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Mixing and Blending 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 Wyoming first at $62,919 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $58,320. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.