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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn the most in Sacramento, CA (average $75,880 a year), followed by Baton Rouge, LA ($75,540) and Duluth, MN ($67,160), among the 257 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $52,090 and the median $48,990, for 94,920 workers (May 2025).

$52,090U.S. average
$76Khighest: Sacramento, CA
$30Klowest: Arecibo, PR
257metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Sacramento, CA$75,880
Baton Rouge, LA$75,540
Duluth, MN$67,160
Wausau, WI$66,430
Seattle, WA$65,460
Bakersfield, CA$65,320
New Haven, CT$65,320
Albany, OR$65,300
San Francisco, CA$63,860
Minneapolis, MN$62,800
Paducah, KY$61,820
Albany, NY$61,330
San Jose, CA$61,170
Santa Maria, CA$60,730
Bridgeport, CT$60,310
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by state

Minnesota pays mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders the most statewide, $60,270 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Minnesota$60,270$59,2701,7604$67,160$52,670
Wyoming$59,710$58,3202101$58,480$58,480
Washington, D.C.n/an/an/a1$59,630$59,630
Connecticut$59,480$53,8302604$65,320$51,110
Washington$58,960$53,8002,2708$65,460$48,580
Massachusetts$58,930$60,7904202$57,360$51,840
Maine$57,860$55,5402201$49,290$49,290
New Jersey$57,330$57,8102,0503$59,760$51,230
Illinois$56,920$53,56010,2406$58,050$48,900
Louisiana$56,540$47,3305703$75,540$46,790
California$56,440$50,6405,73017$75,880$47,220
Wisconsin$55,120$52,2003,38011$66,430$49,240
Maryland$54,750$53,4807702$54,550$53,770
Oregon$54,620$50,4201,0906$65,300$48,610
New Hampshire$54,530$51,9203101$53,370$53,370
Iowa$54,450$51,5702,3107$55,250$51,210
New York$54,140$53,1704,34010$61,330$49,530
Delaware$53,830$51,4601300n/an/a
Kansas$53,490$50,7501,3802$49,650$49,430
Pennsylvania$53,400$50,5504,38014$56,380$48,890
Missouri$53,100$50,3402,8006$56,840$49,260
West Virginia$52,430$51,0203503$57,850$49,480
Arizona$52,170$48,2801,4003$53,500$49,960
Virginia$52,100$49,9701,5306$58,500$46,440
Colorado$51,160$48,5206405$58,280$47,010
Ohio$50,790$47,7205,23011$55,100$44,800
Alaska$50,770$49,740601$45,310$45,310
Indiana$50,700$47,6504,8407$55,370$46,160
North Dakota$50,540$48,0002601$49,420$49,420
Nebraska$50,360$49,0509403$53,970$53,250
Mississippi$50,050$46,4101,0702$58,420$41,380
Nevada$50,000$48,4606503$50,680$44,850
Vermont$49,580$45,4202801$49,250$49,250
Utah$49,510$47,1801,2904$51,100$45,520
South Carolina$49,310$47,7402,5605$51,300$40,340
Kentucky$48,920$48,4901,6604$61,820$45,830
Oklahoma$48,890$47,0009602$51,470$48,800
North Carolina$48,770$47,0203,40012$58,640$39,190
Tennessee$48,310$47,8401,6108$50,800$42,940
Alabama$48,200$46,0502,2208$58,590$39,780
Arkansas$47,640$44,6501,1004$56,520$41,700
Michigan$47,280$44,3103,0407$49,850$43,610
Texas$47,220$45,3206,35015$56,610$39,930
Rhode Island$47,010$47,6101901$49,220$49,220
South Dakota$46,830$49,0005102$45,860$43,750
Florida$46,630$46,0003,55014$50,720$43,330
Georgia$46,490$47,0003,4209$51,140$40,450
Idaho$45,570$44,6905103$44,000$42,520
New Mexico$43,610$36,9803401$40,970$40,970
Montana$43,130$38,4102801$45,810$45,810
Puerto Rico$32,740$31,4106602$32,770$30,390
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Sacramento, CA$75,880$75,790$36.48310
Baton Rouge, LA$75,540$54,460$36.32180
Duluth, MN$67,160$73,210$32.29120
Wausau, WI$66,430$69,080$31.94190
Seattle, WA$65,460$58,990$31.471,100
Bakersfield, CA$65,320$62,390$31.41160
New Haven, CT$65,320$59,190$31.4040
Albany, OR$65,300$54,500$31.4070
San Francisco, CA$63,860$60,720$30.70510
Minneapolis, MN$62,800$61,310$30.19930
Paducah, KY$61,820$57,350$29.7240
Albany, NY$61,330$61,060$29.49300
San Jose, CA$61,170$53,860$29.41180
Santa Maria, CA$60,730$58,140$29.2040
Bridgeport, CT$60,310$56,050$29.0060
Kenosha, WI$59,850$62,470$28.77120
Atlantic City, NJ$59,760$57,140$28.7330
Washington, DC$59,630$59,900$28.67350
Oshkosh, WI$59,140$57,870$28.43160
Fayetteville, NC$58,640$67,500$28.19100
Decatur, AL$58,590$56,160$28.17120
Staunton, VA$58,500$65,790$28.1370
Cheyenne, WY$58,480$52,620$28.1150
Gulfport, MS$58,420$51,790$28.09280
Boulder, CO$58,280$48,970$28.0250
Santa Rosa, CA$58,190$56,460$27.98100
Springfield, IL$58,050$59,530$27.9140
Wheeling, WV$57,850$63,040$27.8150
Green Bay, WI$57,730$51,800$27.75400
San Diego, CA$57,710$50,340$27.75310
Appleton, WI$57,540$54,870$27.66220
Eau Claire, WI$57,410$61,900$27.6070
Boston, MA$57,360$59,270$27.58270
Hartford, CT$57,170$51,010$27.4880
Kansas City, MO$56,840$58,260$27.33780
Joplin, MO$56,740$62,460$27.28190
Midland, TX$56,610$54,090$27.22160
Jonesboro, AR$56,520$49,440$27.17170
New York, NY$56,430$56,780$27.133,430
Lancaster, PA$56,380$50,560$27.11320
Longview, WA$56,320$52,660$27.08110
Spokane, WA$56,230$54,220$27.03130
Philadelphia, PA$55,940$50,570$26.901,110
Evansville, IN$55,370$47,680$26.62500
Portland, OR$55,320$51,460$26.60690
Sioux City, IA$55,250$53,000$26.56120
Bend, OR$55,130$50,920$26.5040
Columbus, OH$55,100$50,350$26.49680
Pittsburgh, PA$55,060$51,030$26.47600
Greensboro, NC$55,030$51,210$26.46680
Allentown, PA$55,000$51,170$26.44420
Canton, OH$54,900$53,670$26.3960
Des Moines, IA$54,860$55,170$26.38310
Amarillo, TX$54,840$55,970$26.3640
Chicago, IL$54,770$50,230$26.336,550
Tuscaloosa, AL$54,600$57,460$26.25210
Hagerstown, MD$54,550$55,700$26.23190
Racine, WI$54,500$58,770$26.20350
Olympia, WA$54,480$51,910$26.1940
Rochester, MN$54,420$51,270$26.1660
Los Angeles, CA$54,300$48,870$26.112,080
Salem, OR$54,070$51,540$26.00110
Peoria, IL$54,040$51,900$25.98200
Omaha, NE$53,970$51,980$25.95310
Glens Falls, NY$53,960$58,000$25.9440
Grand Island, NE$53,930$56,450$25.9390
Madison, WI$53,920$51,210$25.92190
Baltimore, MD$53,770$50,610$25.85430
Harrisburg, PA$53,770$51,430$25.85170
Odessa, TX$53,590$52,360$25.7790
Tucson, AZ$53,500$50,020$25.7290
Asheville, NC$53,440$53,330$25.6940
Cedar Rapids, IA$53,420$51,230$25.69140
Vineland, NJ$53,390$52,180$25.6750
Manchester, NH$53,370$55,460$25.6650
St. Louis, MO$53,350$50,360$25.651,050
Huntington, WV$53,300$48,380$25.6370
Sheboygan, WI$53,300$49,700$25.6380
York, PA$53,260$48,510$25.61210
Lincoln, NE$53,250$54,420$25.6070
Bellingham, WA$53,240$48,280$25.5960
Davenport, IA$53,060$51,760$25.51180
Watertown, NY$53,040$55,780$25.5050
Riverside, CA$53,030$47,280$25.50610
Merced, CA$53,000$57,250$25.4850
Stockton, CA$52,980$49,860$25.47120
Cincinnati, OH$52,700$49,600$25.341,080
St. Cloud, MN$52,670$57,090$25.32140
Reading, PA$52,400$55,260$25.19440
Syracuse, NY$52,350$50,170$25.17130
Milwaukee, WI$52,320$49,480$25.15750
Phoenix, AZ$52,300$48,500$25.151,160
Modesto, CA$52,290$49,960$25.14200
Ames, IA$52,200$52,020$25.10110
Mobile, AL$51,990$50,590$25.00140
Buffalo, NY$51,950$50,620$24.98450
Kiryas Joel, NY$51,940$51,140$24.97210
Springfield, MA$51,840$50,020$24.9350
Richmond, VA$51,730$48,930$24.87270
Rockford, IL$51,710$51,400$24.86180
Mount Vernon, WA$51,640$49,520$24.8350
Denver, CO$51,640$49,000$24.83320
Kankakee, IL$51,600$48,930$24.81210
Waterloo, IA$51,600$49,180$24.8190
St. Joseph, MO$51,550$48,440$24.79170
Rochester, NY$51,510$49,020$24.77240
Fresno, CA$51,490$48,900$24.76260
Tulsa, OK$51,470$50,530$24.74190
Salinas, CA$51,380$42,250$24.7040
Akron, OH$51,300$48,580$24.66310
Charleston, SC$51,300$49,620$24.66180
Cleveland, OH$51,250$48,350$24.641,190
Trenton, NJ$51,230$49,610$24.6360
Iowa City, IA$51,210$51,570$24.62100
Rome, GA$51,140$50,980$24.5980
Roanoke, VA$51,110$50,220$24.57120
Waterbury, CT$51,110$48,380$24.5730
Ogden, UT$51,100$48,940$24.57290
Little Rock, AR$50,980$49,840$24.51230
Lima, OH$50,920$43,920$24.48180
Visalia, CA$50,910$48,690$24.48120
Lebanon, PA$50,890$47,710$24.4790
Knoxville, TN$50,800$48,120$24.4290
Spartanburg, SC$50,770$49,910$24.41200
Pensacola, FL$50,720$52,290$24.3980
Scranton, PA$50,710$50,290$24.38190
Las Vegas, NV$50,680$49,260$24.37350
Provo, UT$50,670$48,290$24.36380
Austin, TX$50,650$47,320$24.35230
Durham, NC$50,350$48,410$24.2180
Medford, OR$50,170$48,050$24.1270
Nashville, TN$50,100$46,710$24.09320
Greeley, CO$50,050$48,120$24.0680
Williamsport, PA$50,010$47,380$24.0480
Columbia, SC$49,960$50,430$24.02180
Lake Havasu City, AZ$49,960$45,020$24.0240
Chambersburg, PA$49,920$49,130$24.0080
Grand Rapids, MI$49,850$48,080$23.97660
Louisville, KY$49,750$48,610$23.92400
Utica, NY$49,730$50,000$23.91100
Dayton, OH$49,700$47,470$23.90130
Raleigh, NC$49,680$46,790$23.88190
Savannah, GA$49,660$47,350$23.87320
Springfield, MO$49,660$46,760$23.88130
Wichita, KS$49,650$47,960$23.87240
Flint, MI$49,630$47,640$23.8650
Chattanooga, TN$49,590$50,000$23.84120
Binghamton, NY$49,530$49,050$23.8160
Charleston, WV$49,480$50,680$23.7950
Sandusky, OH$49,480$45,260$23.7970
Lawrence, KS$49,430$46,800$23.7660
Vallejo, CA$49,420$45,540$23.76120
Fargo, ND$49,420$48,000$23.7680
Yakima, WA$49,410$48,640$23.75100
Erie, PA$49,350$45,110$23.7270
Portland, ME$49,290$49,790$23.7070
Jefferson City, MO$49,260$45,020$23.6860
Burlington, VT$49,250$45,420$23.68210
Janesville, WI$49,240$47,040$23.6790
Providence, RI$49,220$48,310$23.66260
Blacksburg, VA$49,210$48,040$23.6680
Sarasota, FL$49,190$48,030$23.65100
Elkhart, IN$49,090$47,920$23.60310
Huntsville, AL$49,050$46,380$23.5890
Altoona, PA$49,040$47,200$23.58100
Wilmington, NC$49,030$50,390$23.57130
Reno, NV$48,970$45,850$23.54220
Champaign, IL$48,900$48,790$23.51100
Gettysburg, PA$48,890$46,550$23.5170
Oklahoma City, OK$48,800$47,000$23.46270
Columbus, GA$48,750$45,830$23.44120
Jackson, TN$48,660$48,610$23.39100
Goldsboro, NC$48,640$48,940$23.3940
Eugene, OR$48,610$46,300$23.37120
Kennewick, WA$48,580$47,730$23.36200
Memphis, TN$48,570$46,050$23.35490
New Orleans, LA$48,560$44,840$23.35120
Charlotte, NC$48,390$46,800$23.261,150
Youngstown, OH$48,330$46,560$23.2450
Jacksonville, FL$48,220$48,340$23.18260
Grand Junction, CO$48,150$46,320$23.1540
Detroit, MI$48,080$46,140$23.111,010
Atlanta, GA$48,010$47,180$23.081,470
Indianapolis, IN$47,870$46,510$23.021,040
South Bend, IN$47,810$47,500$22.98120
Morristown, TN$47,720$49,090$22.9430
Naples, FL$47,690$47,250$22.9360
Lansing, MI$47,580$40,480$22.8880
Tallahassee, FL$47,550$47,410$22.86100
Owensboro, KY$47,470$44,820$22.8230
Salt Lake City, UT$47,450$46,350$22.81400
Fort Wayne, IN$47,370$45,450$22.78330
Oxnard, CA$47,220$38,890$22.70120
Dallas, TX$47,200$45,320$22.692,070
Winchester, VA$47,140$46,340$22.6660
Toledo, OH$47,090$45,570$22.64280
Fort Collins, CO$47,010$43,260$22.6030
Palm Bay, FL$46,990$48,690$22.5940
Lakeland, FL$46,980$45,160$22.59370
Michigan City, IN$46,900$42,980$22.55130
Killeen, TX$46,860$46,780$22.53100
Miami, FL$46,860$45,190$22.53780
Lafayette, LA$46,790$44,530$22.5030
Greenville, SC$46,740$46,760$22.47600
Birmingham, AL$46,630$44,790$22.42410
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,530$47,360$22.3760
Winston-Salem, NC$46,530$46,160$22.37100
Virginia Beach, VA$46,440$47,000$22.33160
Tampa, FL$46,390$46,000$22.30600
Terre Haute, IN$46,160$44,820$22.19160
Houston, TX$45,860$43,820$22.051,550
Rapid City, SD$45,860$46,850$22.05100
Lexington, KY$45,830$44,920$22.03110
Longview, TX$45,830$45,770$22.0340
Billings, MT$45,810$39,150$22.02100
Athens, GA$45,570$49,160$21.9160
Logan, UT$45,520$45,440$21.8970
Deltona, FL$45,450$46,100$21.8560
Dalton, GA$45,350$44,820$21.80190
Waco, TX$45,310$44,360$21.78110
Anchorage, AK$45,310$35,290$21.7840
San Antonio, TX$45,280$42,770$21.77320
Florence, AL$45,200$46,170$21.7390
Kingsport, TN$45,200$46,080$21.7390
Montgomery, AL$45,170$48,190$21.7280
Carson City, NV$44,850$44,040$21.5630
Mansfield, OH$44,800$45,610$21.5430
Orlando, FL$44,650$44,010$21.47410
Hickory, NC$44,570$43,590$21.43270
Ocala, FL$44,420$44,740$21.3650
Ann Arbor, MI$44,330$35,150$21.31190
Twin Falls, ID$44,000$44,420$21.16110
Niles, MI$43,790$39,420$21.0540
Fayetteville, AR$43,790$42,660$21.05210
Sioux Falls, SD$43,750$47,020$21.03160
Boise, ID$43,680$39,780$21.00140
Kalamazoo, MI$43,610$44,100$20.96120
Fort Myers, FL$43,330$40,130$20.83100
Clarksville, TN$42,940$38,310$20.64120
Tyler, TX$42,920$38,890$20.6440
Gainesville, GA$42,870$40,360$20.61180
Sherman, TX$42,840$42,420$20.6050
Idaho Falls, ID$42,520$43,740$20.4460
Macon, GA$42,330$38,680$20.3580
Burlington, NC$42,140$38,050$20.2640
Fort Smith, AR$41,700$41,910$20.05140
Jackson, MS$41,380$38,270$19.90130
Lubbock, TX$40,980$37,370$19.7040
Albuquerque, NM$40,970$36,980$19.70170
Valdosta, GA$40,450$42,440$19.4570
Myrtle Beach, SC$40,340$39,310$19.3950
El Paso, TX$40,160$38,120$19.3180
McAllen, TX$39,930$37,060$19.2040
Dothan, AL$39,780$37,770$19.1230
Rocky Mount, NC$39,190$41,290$18.84170
San Juan, PR$32,770$28,130$15.76500
Arecibo, PR$30,390$27,410$14.6140

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary: questions

Where do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make the most money?

In Sacramento, CA, with an average of $75,880 a year, among the 257 metro areas we cover.

What is the average mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in the U.S.?

$52,090 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $48,990, so half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more than that and half less.

What salary should mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders nationwide earn between $42,850 (25th percentile) and $59,860 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders the most?

Minnesota, with a statewide average of $60,270 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders pay the lowest?

Arecibo, PR, at $30,390 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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