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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual and hourly salary statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,810
25th Percentile Wage	$26,670
50th Percentile Wage	$31,570
75th Percentile Wage	$39,760
90th Percentile Wage	$46,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,810.

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. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$31,570	4.15%	3.29%
2013	$30,260	-0.89%	-
2012	$30,530	-	-

Table 3. Compare Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,570 in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Spokane and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bellingham.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Spokane	$39,970
Tacoma	$39,790
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$38,370
Yakima	$38,010
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$37,520
Longview	$37,230
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$36,690
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$32,580
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	$31,570
Olympia	$31,280
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$29,420
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	$27,690
Bellingham	$25,300