The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $45,300 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,620.
Pay spans roughly $34,200 at the 10th percentile to $65,360 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.78 per hour. An estimated 1,470 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $45,300 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.78 |
| 10th percentile | $34,200 |
| 90th percentile | $65,360 |
| Employment | 1,470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.