The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Carolina is $46,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,810.
Pay spans roughly $36,220 at the 10th percentile to $61,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.33 per hour. An estimated 1,030 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $46,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.33 |
| 10th percentile | $36,220 |
| 90th percentile | $61,850 |
| Employment | 1,030 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.