The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Texas is $40,620 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,530.
Pay spans roughly $34,220 at the 10th percentile to $53,020 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.53 per hour. An estimated 3,200 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Texas.
| Median (annual) | $40,620 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.53 |
| 10th percentile | $34,220 |
| 90th percentile | $53,020 |
| Employment | 3,200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.