The median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $46,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,230.
Pay spans roughly $34,860 at the 10th percentile to $53,600 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.34 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
| Median (annual) | $46,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.34 |
| 10th percentile | $34,860 |
| 90th percentile | $53,600 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.