The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $49,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,940.
Pay spans roughly $42,190 at the 10th percentile to $73,390 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.84 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $49,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.84 |
| 10th percentile | $42,190 |
| 90th percentile | $73,390 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.