The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Ames, IA is $59,540 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,530.
Pay spans roughly $39,500 at the 10th percentile to $60,020 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.62 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ames, IA.
| Median (annual) | $59,540 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.62 |
| 10th percentile | $39,500 |
| 90th percentile | $60,020 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.