The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Montana is $45,910 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,500.
Pay spans roughly $37,120 at the 10th percentile to $61,620 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.07 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Montana.
| Median (annual) | $45,910 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,500 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.07 |
| 10th percentile | $37,120 |
| 90th percentile | $61,620 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.