SOC 51-9032 · Tyler, TX metro

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Tyler, TX

The average salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tyler, Texas is $37,280 a year ($17.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,370: half of the 30 people in this job in the Tyler, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,460).

$37,280average per year

$17.93 / hourMedian $35,370Take-home ≈ $32,134

  • $33K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $45K90th

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

30people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#9 of 9Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Tyler

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,070 or more. The middle half of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tyler earn between $33,490 and $38,890.

  • $33K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $45K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,280$3,107$17.92
Median$35,370$2,948$17.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,490$2,791$16.10
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,890$3,241$18.70

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

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Tyler vs. Texas and the U.S.

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tyler earn 13% less than the Texas average ($42,860) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($47,460). At the median the gap is -24% against the U.S. median of $46,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tyler$37,280$35,370$32,960$45,07030
Texas$42,860$42,210$34,670$52,7403,650
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 Tyler

On the average salary of $37,280, a single filer in Tyler takes home about $32,134 a year, or $2,678 a month and $1,236 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% 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 Tyler a good place for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tyler area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $37,280 buys what about $40,453 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tyler ($42,650). A typical home costs $272,063, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Tyler ranks 9th of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($45,070).

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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 Tyler: questions

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

$17.93 an hour on average, and $17.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,490, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $32,134 a year ($2,678 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,280. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 21% 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 Tyler, TX (46340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 1.02, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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