Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,375
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$11,805
23.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,600
Oregon costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oregon — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$51,180
Kept after tax
$39,375
Worth in national money
$37,600
State rank
5
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $51,180, which ranks 5 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 9.9% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 343.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $51,180 the take-home is $39,375. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $37,600 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $54,140, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon ranks 5 of 47 states publishing a median for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders, at $51,180 — about 9.9% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders sits at 343 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $39,375 for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders, from $51,180. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,600. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $54,140 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,140 |
| This salary | $51,180 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Oregon | $39,375 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,303 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,962 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $46,291 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,420 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Oregon earn under $51,180 and half over. The published range runs $45,880 at the tenth percentile to $63,140 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $39,375, from $51,180, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 343 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,600, the adjusted value of that $51,180 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 343 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,880 to $63,140; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Oregon is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,375 from $51,180. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 343 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $37,600 — the adjusted value of that $51,180 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 343 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $54,140, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $45,880 and the top tenth $63,140, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Oregon run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $37,600 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Oregon then takes its own share, leaving $39,375.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Oregon is $54,140. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($45,880 to $63,140) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oregon rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Oregon's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $37,600 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $39,375 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oregon income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.