SOC 51-6062 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Minneapolis, MN

The average salary for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Minneapolis, Minnesota is $41,000 a year ($19.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,470: half of the 40 people in this job in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($39,530).

$41,000average per year

$19.71 / hourMedian $41,470Take-home ≈ $33,749

  • $32K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $46K90th

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

40people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Minneapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,630 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,490 or more. The middle half of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Minneapolis earn between $41,380 and $43,980.

  • $32K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,000$3,417$19.71
Median$41,470$3,456$19.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,380$3,448$19.89
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,980$3,665$21.14

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

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Minneapolis vs. Minnesota and the U.S.

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Minneapolis earn 3% less than the Minnesota average ($42,380) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($39,530). At the median the gap is +7% against the U.S. median of $38,760.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Minneapolis$41,000$41,470$31,630$46,49040
Minnesota$42,380$41,480$32,090$51,730100
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 Minneapolis

On the average salary of $41,000, a single filer in Minneapolis takes home about $33,749 a year, or $2,812 a month and $1,298 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in WI$33,990$2,833
Working in MN$33,749$2,812

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Minneapolis area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.8), so the average $41,000 buys what about $39,114 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Minneapolis ($59,320). A typical home costs $393,774, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in nearby metro areas

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).

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city

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

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

$19.71 an hour on average, and $19.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,630 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,749 a year ($2,812 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,000. Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (33460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.35, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.35).

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