The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $39,940 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,610.
Pay spans roughly $37,620 at the 10th percentile to $62,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.20 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
| Median (annual) | $39,940 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,610 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.20 |
| 10th percentile | $37,620 |
| 90th percentile | $62,460 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.