Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary in Sector of Wholesale Trade

The salary statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the industry sector of wholesale trade are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare cutting and slicing machine setter, operator, and tender salaries in different industries within the wholesale trade sector.

Average Annual Salary of Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,380
25th Percentile Wage
$25,220
50th Percentile Wage
$30,830
75th Percentile Wage
$38,020
90th Percentile Wage
$46,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the industry sector of wholesale trade. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders is $46,410. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $30,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders is $21,380.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the industry sector of wholesale trade from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$30,830
5.97% 12.88%
2016
$28,990
-2.31% -
2015
$29,660
2.60% -
2014
$28,890
2.08% -
2013
$28,290
5.05% -
2012
$26,860
- -

Compare Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary in Different Industries within the Wholesale Trade Sector

The average salaries of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in 17 industries in the wholesale trade sector are shown below. We note that within this industry sector, the salaries vary among different industries. The highest paying industry for cutting and slicing machine setter, operator, and tender occupations is the household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers industry with an annual salary $35,880. The lowest paying industry is the miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry (annual salary $21,070). For detailed cutting and slicing machine setter, operator, and tender salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$35,880
Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers
$33,780
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
$33,430
Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers
$33,350
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
$32,000
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
$31,510
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
$31,500
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
$30,690
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
$30,060
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
$29,500
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
$29,290
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
$27,730
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers
$26,800
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
$24,400
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
$24,400
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$24,220
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$21,070

Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].