Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Median $38,180
Occupation · SOC 51-6062
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: pay and where the jobs are
What textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$38,760 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $39,530
- Median hourly wage
- $18.64
- Mean hourly wage
- $19.01
- Employment
- 9,000
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 51-6062.
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How much do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders make?
The median annual wage for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders was $38,760 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $28,650 and the highest-paid 10% more than $49,420. As an hourly rate, the median is $18.64. About 9,000 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Connecticut ($47,160), New York ($46,810) and New Hampshire ($45,930). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Carolina.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,650 | $13.78 | $2,388 | $2,100 |
| 25th percentile | $34,230 | $16.46 | $2,853 | $2,474 |
| Median | $38,760 | $18.64 | $3,230 | $2,777 |
| 75th percentile | $45,220 | $21.74 | $3,768 | $3,210 |
| 90th percentile | $49,420 | $23.76 | $4,118 | $3,491 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: pay by state
38 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$38,033 take-home in national prices
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$37,624 take-home in national prices
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$37,522 take-home in national prices
Where a median textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tender paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 50 | $47,160 | $36,120 | $56,710 | $37,965 | $36,642 |
| New York | 170 | $46,810 | $37,220 | $72,210 | $37,628 | $34,866 |
| New Hampshire | 80 | $45,930 | $43,300 | $57,160 | $39,085 | $37,522 |
| Hawaii | Not published | $45,760 | $45,410 | $55,370 | $37,000 | $33,651 |
| Washington | 140 | $45,380 | $40,910 | $57,980 | $38,013 | $35,522 |
| Massachusetts | 380 | $43,680 | $33,610 | $55,250 | $35,112 | $33,201 |
| North Carolina | 840 | $43,460 | $30,160 | $55,290 | $35,875 | $38,033 |
| Indiana | 70 | $41,740 | $35,820 | $54,700 | $34,516 | $36,983 |
| South Carolina | 480 | $41,740 | $29,000 | $51,120 | $35,177 | $37,522 |
| Ohio | 370 | $41,600 | $34,210 | $45,630 | $34,905 | $37,624 |
| Minnesota | 100 | $41,480 | $32,090 | $51,730 | $33,926 | $34,400 |
| New Jersey | 120 | $40,780 | $33,790 | $56,240 | $33,892 | $31,150 |
| Rhode Island | 30 | $40,000 | $35,770 | $51,580 | $32,997 | $32,261 |
| Georgia | 1,560 | $39,840 | $27,180 | $45,850 | $32,952 | $34,220 |
| Wisconsin | 130 | $39,630 | $23,270 | $51,060 | $32,957 | $35,025 |
| California | 750 | $38,870 | $36,670 | $49,400 | $32,369 | $29,235 |
| Illinois | 230 | $38,600 | $35,150 | $44,530 | $31,429 | $31,442 |
| Oregon | 90 | $38,460 | $33,840 | $49,830 | $30,536 | $29,543 |
| Mississippi | 400 | $37,600 | $29,070 | $45,550 | $31,620 | $36,364 |
| Louisiana | Not published | $37,490 | $28,490 | $46,670 | $31,565 | $35,785 |
| Arizona | 100 | $37,460 | $33,830 | $44,470 | $31,736 | $31,523 |
| Michigan | 100 | $37,280 | $33,260 | $50,760 | $30,801 | $32,012 |
| Oklahoma | 50 | $37,110 | $25,930 | $44,740 | $30,873 | $35,146 |
| Colorado | 30 | $36,870 | $31,920 | $54,200 | $30,729 | $29,819 |
| Tennessee | 320 | $36,710 | $20,600 | $45,870 | $31,676 | $34,480 |
| Pennsylvania | 230 | $36,690 | $29,640 | $46,410 | $30,508 | $31,268 |
| Kansas | 40 | $35,930 | $27,450 | $40,390 | $29,845 | $33,136 |
| Florida | 450 | $35,680 | $29,100 | $49,320 | $30,849 | $29,830 |
| Alabama | 160 | $35,000 | $28,430 | $43,820 | $28,895 | $32,531 |
| Maryland | 50 | $34,890 | $31,570 | $48,890 | $28,923 | $27,556 |
| Virginia | 50 | $34,410 | $26,670 | $48,850 | $28,664 | $28,351 |
| Kentucky | 50 | $31,040 | $23,330 | $39,310 | $26,152 | $29,006 |
| Missouri | 170 | $30,540 | $28,600 | $36,830 | $26,221 | $28,872 |
| Texas | 680 | $30,160 | $22,950 | $42,950 | $26,414 | $27,214 |
| Iowa | 70 | $30,060 | $26,620 | $55,580 | $25,843 | $29,446 |
| Arkansas | 40 | $29,140 | $24,780 | $40,970 | $25,003 | $28,760 |
| Nevada | 70 | $28,630 | $27,790 | $35,790 | $25,184 | $25,189 |
| Puerto Rico | 100 | $22,880 | $21,840 | $27,060 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 51-6062. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.