The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tennessee is $43,720 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,520.
Pay spans roughly $31,600 at the 10th percentile to $51,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.02 per hour. An estimated 970 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tennessee.
| Median (annual) | $43,720 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.02 |
| 10th percentile | $31,600 |
| 90th percentile | $51,070 |
| Employment | 970 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.