The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Reading, PA is $39,120 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,460.
Pay spans roughly $37,060 at the 10th percentile to $55,060 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.81 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Reading, PA.
| Median (annual) | $39,120 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,460 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.81 |
| 10th percentile | $37,060 |
| 90th percentile | $55,060 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.