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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

The annual and hourly salary statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lewiston-Auburn 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 Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,900
25th Percentile Wage	$27,550
50th Percentile Wage	$30,300
75th Percentile Wage	$34,780
90th Percentile Wage	$38,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,900.

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	$30,300	-2.77%	-0.13%
2016	$31,140	-14.10%	-
2015	$35,530	-0.08%	-
2014	$35,560	8.97%	-
2013	$32,370	6.27%	-
2012	$30,340	-	-

Table 3. Compare Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary in Lewiston-Auburn with Other Maine Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,300, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Maine, following city of Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $52,590). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lewiston-Auburn is about 42.4 percent (42.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$52,590
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	$39,690
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$30,940
Lewiston-Auburn	$30,300