The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Knoxville, TN is $37,490 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,660.
Pay spans roughly $30,790 at the 10th percentile to $53,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.03 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $37,490 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,660 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.03 |
| 10th percentile | $30,790 |
| 90th percentile | $53,190 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.