SOC 51-9032 · Tulsa, OK metro

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Tulsa, OK

The average salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tulsa, Oklahoma is $41,160 a year ($19.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,840: half of the 170 people in this job in the Tulsa, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,460).

$41,160average per year

$19.79 / hourMedian $38,840Take-home ≈ $33,945

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

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

170people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Oklahoma metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,020 or more. The middle half of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tulsa earn between $36,610 and $46,780.

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,160$3,430$19.79
Median$38,840$3,237$18.67
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,610$3,051$17.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,780$3,898$22.49

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

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Tulsa vs. Oklahoma and the U.S.

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tulsa earn about the same as the Oklahoma average ($40,560) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($47,460). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $46,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tulsa$41,160$38,840$33,340$51,020170
Oklahoma$40,560$37,910$31,110$50,250620
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 Tulsa

On the average salary of $41,160, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $33,945 a year, or $2,829 a month and $1,306 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Tulsa area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $41,160 buys what about $46,136 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Tulsa ranks 1st of 2 Oklahoma metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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

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

$19.79 an hour on average, and $18.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,945 a year ($2,829 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,160.

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

The average here is 13% 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 Tulsa, OK (46140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.25, this job is 1.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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