SOC 51-6062 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Cincinnati, OH

The average salary for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Cincinnati, Ohio is $40,800 a year ($19.62 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,300: half of the people in this job in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,401).

$40,800average per year

$19.62 / hourMedian $43,300Take-home ≈ $33,549

  • $28K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

n/apeople in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 3Ohio metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Cincinnati

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,150 or more. The middle half of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Cincinnati earn between $37,690 and $44,280.

  • $28K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,800$3,400$19.62
Median$43,300$3,608$20.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,690$3,141$18.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,280$3,690$21.29

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

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Cincinnati

On the average salary of $40,800, a single filer in Cincinnati takes home about $33,549 a year, or $2,796 a month and $1,290 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IN$33,769$2,814
Working in KY$33,652$2,804
Working in OH$33,549$2,796

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Cincinnati's local income tax (1.8%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Cincinnati area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.4), so the average $40,800 buys what about $42,781 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Cincinnati ($50,170). A typical home costs $311,270, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Ohio cities

Cincinnati ranks 2nd of 3 Ohio metro areas for this job; Columbus pays the most ($42,080).

All Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries in Ohio

Highest-paying cities for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

Hickory, NC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($48,950).

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

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Cincinnati: questions

How much do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Cincinnati?

$19.62 an hour on average, and $20.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,549 a year ($2,796 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,800. Includes Cincinnati's local income tax (1.8%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

Do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Cincinnati than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,401).

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 51-6062; area Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (17140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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). Includes Cincinnati's local income tax (1.8%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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