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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 47 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$45,700

Highest

$56,430

Minnesota

Lowest

$32,270

New Mexico

Total Employment

47,520

Salary by State

#StateMedian Salary
1Minnesota$56,430
2Illinois$52,360
3Iowa$52,310
4New Hampshire$52,270
5Colorado$51,140
6Wisconsin$50,750
7Missouri$50,270
8Maine$49,000
9Oregon$48,860
10Washington$48,270
11Nevada$48,000
12Mississippi$47,790
13Pennsylvania$47,580
14Idaho$47,280
15North Dakota$47,050
16New York$46,850
17Nebraska$46,820
18Kansas$46,620
19South Carolina$46,450
20Kentucky$46,210
21New Jersey$45,990
22Montana$45,910
23Arkansas$45,830
24Indiana$45,540
25Arizona$45,320
26Ohio$45,280
27Utah$44,830
28Michigan$44,310
29California$44,230
30Virginia$44,080
31Tennessee$43,720
32Vermont$43,720
33Maryland$43,690
34South Dakota$43,570
35North Carolina$43,140
36Connecticut$41,950
37Florida$41,870
38Massachusetts$41,570
39Texas$40,620
40Rhode Island$40,230
41Louisiana$40,060
42Georgia$39,730
43Alaska$39,350
44Alabama$37,450
45West Virginia$37,440
46Oklahoma$36,150
47New Mexico$32,270