The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina is $43,140 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,630.
Pay spans roughly $32,180 at the 10th percentile to $60,000 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.74 per hour. An estimated 2,950 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $43,140 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,630 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.74 |
| 10th percentile | $32,180 |
| 90th percentile | $60,000 |
| Employment | 2,950 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.