The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $55,550 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,280.
Pay spans roughly $44,260 at the 10th percentile to $64,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.71 per hour. An estimated 1,070 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $55,550 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,280 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.71 |
| 10th percentile | $44,260 |
| 90th percentile | $64,260 |
| Employment | 1,070 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.