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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual and hourly salary statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$27,710
25th Percentile Wage	$32,210
50th Percentile Wage	$36,070
75th Percentile Wage	$40,490
90th Percentile Wage	$48,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,710.

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 from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$36,070	-8.46%	-6.40%
2016	$39,120	-1.66%	-
2015	$39,770	4.53%	-
2014	$37,970	2.19%	-
2013	$37,140	-3.34%	-
2012	$38,380	-	-

Table 3. Compare Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,070 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Worcester and 9.3 percent (9.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Worcester	$41,710
Framingham	$37,290
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	$37,110
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton	$36,680
Springfield	$36,620
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	$36,070
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner	$34,010
Taunton-Norton-Raynham	$32,720