The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York is $46,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,300.
Pay spans roughly $36,260 at the 10th percentile to $64,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.52 per hour. An estimated 2,160 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York.
| Median (annual) | $46,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.52 |
| 10th percentile | $36,260 |
| 90th percentile | $64,420 |
| Employment | 2,160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.