Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Maine

In Maine we have BLS pay data for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland only, where the average is $49,290 a year. Statewide, BLS puts the mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders average at $57,860 and the median at $55,540 for 220 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $52,090.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders average salary by city in Maine

Portland$49,290

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Portland	$49,290	$49,790	$39,420	$40,135	102

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other states

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

More about pay in Maine

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 51-9023.
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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