The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME is $37,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,500.
Pay spans roughly $34,300 at the 10th percentile to $57,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.02 per hour. An estimated 30 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $37,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,500 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.02 |
| 10th percentile | $34,300 |
| 90th percentile | $57,610 |
| Employment | 30 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.