Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania we have BLS pay data for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia only, where the average is $38,870 a year. Statewide, BLS puts the textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders average at $38,940 and the median at $36,690 for 230 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $39,530.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders average salary by city in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia$38,870

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Philadelphia	$38,870	$38,200	$33,940	$32,219	103

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other states

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

More about pay in Pennsylvania

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.
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.

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