The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California is $44,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,150.
Pay spans roughly $35,290 at the 10th percentile to $61,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.26 per hour. An estimated 3,830 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in California.
| Median (annual) | $44,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.26 |
| 10th percentile | $35,290 |
| 90th percentile | $61,350 |
| Employment | 3,830 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.