SOC 51-9032 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Jacksonville, Florida is $45,200 a year ($21.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,540: half of the 150 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,460).

$45,200average per year

$21.73 / hourMedian $40,540Take-home ≈ $38,498

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

150people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#3 of 10Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,810 or more. The middle half of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Jacksonville earn between $36,670 and $49,430.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,200$3,767$21.73
Median$40,540$3,378$19.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,670$3,056$17.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,430$4,119$23.76

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Jacksonville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Jacksonville earn about the same as the Florida average ($43,920) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($47,460). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $46,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jacksonville$45,200$40,540$33,740$61,810150
Florida$43,920$40,540$33,410$59,0401,370
United States$47,460$46,570$35,930$61,12044,980

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $45,200, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $38,498 a year, or $3,208 a month and $1,481 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Jacksonville a good place for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $45,200 buys what about $45,434 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 3rd of 10 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($52,050).

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Minneapolis, MN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($58,580).

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city

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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Jacksonville: questions

How much do cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Jacksonville?

$21.73 an hour on average, and $19.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $38,498 a year ($3,208 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,200. Florida has no state income tax.

Do cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,460).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9032; area Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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