Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Kentucky

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kentucky earn the most in Elizabethtown (average $50,700 a year) and the least in Lexington ($47,370), across the 3 Kentucky metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders average at $49,050 and the median at $48,180 for 900 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $47,460.

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders average salary by city in Kentucky

Elizabethtown$50,700
Louisville$48,550
Lexington$47,370

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Elizabethtown	$50,700	$48,030	$47,700	$40,272	91
Louisville	$48,550	$48,680	$42,570	$38,540	93
Lexington	$47,370	$47,160	$40,800	$37,399	93

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; includes Elizabethtown's local income tax (1.95%). Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other states

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city and state

More about pay in Kentucky

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9032.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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