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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual and hourly salary statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, Oklahoma are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,530
25th Percentile Wage	$25,550
50th Percentile Wage	$29,240
75th Percentile Wage	$39,300
90th Percentile Wage	$49,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,530.

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	$29,240	-3.97%	34.17%
2016	$30,400	24.74%	-
2015	$22,880	-0.92%	-
2014	$23,090	15.50%	-
2013	$19,510	1.33%	-
2012	$19,250	-	-

Table 3. Compare Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,240 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tulsa.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$34,340
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,620
Fort Smith	$29,240
Oklahoma City	$28,390
Tulsa	$26,940