The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Salinas, CA is $45,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,330.
Pay spans roughly $36,680 at the 10th percentile to $58,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.97 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Salinas, CA.
| Median (annual) | $45,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,330 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.97 |
| 10th percentile | $36,680 |
| 90th percentile | $58,090 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.