The median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $34,140 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $35,260.
Pay spans roughly $27,480 at the 10th percentile to $44,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.42 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $34,140 |
| Mean (annual) | $35,260 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.42 |
| 10th percentile | $27,480 |
| 90th percentile | $44,090 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.