The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $43,420 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,150.
Pay spans roughly $31,430 at the 10th percentile to $57,970 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.88 per hour. An estimated 610 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $43,420 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.88 |
| 10th percentile | $31,430 |
| 90th percentile | $57,970 |
| Employment | 610 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.