SOC 51-6062 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Riverside, California is $40,750 a year ($19.59 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,140: half of the people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($39,530).

$40,750average per year

$19.59 / hourMedian $39,140Take-home ≈ $34,157

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  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $47K90th

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,690 or more. The middle half of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Riverside earn between $39,040 and $39,140.

  • $36K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,750$3,396$19.59
Median$39,140$3,262$18.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,040$3,253$18.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$39,140$3,262$18.82

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Riverside vs. California and the U.S.

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Riverside earn about the same as the California average ($41,510) and 3% more than the U.S. average ($39,530). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $38,760.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Riverside$40,750$39,140$36,260$46,690n/a
California$41,510$38,870$36,670$49,400750
United States$39,530$38,760$28,650$49,4209,000

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $40,750, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $34,157 a year, or $2,846 a month and $1,314 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Riverside a good place for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $40,750 buys what about $38,284 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 14.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 2nd of 2 California metro areas for this job; Los Angeles pays the most ($41,380).

All Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

Hickory, NC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($48,950).

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Riverside: questions

How much do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Riverside?

$19.59 an hour on average, and $18.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Riverside?

About $34,157 a year ($2,846 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,750. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($39,530).

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 51-6062; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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