The median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $44,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,630.
Pay spans roughly $31,470 at the 10th percentile to $61,140 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.36 per hour. An estimated 370 people work as textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $44,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,630 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.36 |
| 10th percentile | $31,470 |
| 90th percentile | $61,140 |
| Employment | 370 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.