51 Series · SOC 51-9032
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $46,570
- Median / year
- $61,120
- Top 10% earn
- -2.3%
- Growth '23–'33
- 44,980
- US workers
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn a median of $46,570 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $46,570, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $35,930 (10th percentile) to $61,120 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 44,980 US workers. Minnesota pays the most ($58,260), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn a median of $46,570, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 24% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #56 of 105 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 2.3% by 2033.
- $46,570
- Median annual wage
- Top 76%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #56 of 105
- in Production
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Minnesota at $58,260. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-9032) pays a national median of $46,570 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $35,930 at the 10th percentile to $61,120 at the 90th, with a mean of $47,460 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 44,980 Americans work in this occupation across 48 reporting states and 234 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -2.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 5,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 3.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Minnesota pays the highest state median at $58,260, which is +25% above the national figure. The top metro is Wilmington, NC at $63,550 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$46,570
per year
Median Hourly
$22.39/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$47,460
average
Employment
44,980
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$46,570 Bottom 24% higher than 24% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 51-series occupations with growth data, Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders sits on the slower-growing side at -2.3% growth and $46,570 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-2.3%
Declining
Annual Openings
5,300
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
- ▸ Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
- ▸ Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
- ▸ Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
- ▸ Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
- ▸ Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels.
- ▸ Mark cutting lines or identifying information on stock, using marking pencils, rulers, or scribes.
- ▸ Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment.
- ▸ Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.
- ▸ Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$35,930
25th Percentile
$39,440
Median
$46,570
75th Percentile
$53,800
90th Percentile
$61,120
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $58,260 | +25% above national |
| 2 | Vermont | $52,220 | +12% above national |
| 3 | Colorado | $51,750 | +11% above national |
| 4 | Montana | $51,540 | +11% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $51,180 | +10% above national |
| 6 | Missouri | $50,930 | +9% above national |
| 7 | Washington | $50,430 | +8% above national |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $50,290 | +8% above national |
| 9 | Illinois | $49,740 | +7% above national |
| 10 | New York | $49,680 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Iowa | $49,600 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Maine | $49,200 | +6% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $48,600 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Ohio | $48,400 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Nebraska | $48,300 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Kentucky | $48,180 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $48,040 | +3% above national |
| 18 | North Dakota | $47,480 | +2% above national |
| 19 | South Carolina | $47,410 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Arkansas | $47,320 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $46,850 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Idaho | $46,840 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Arizona | $46,780 | same as national |
| 24 | Alaska | $46,240 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Indiana | $46,150 | 1% below national |
| 26 | California | $46,110 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Rhode Island | $45,950 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Utah | $45,510 | 2% below national |
| 29 | South Dakota | $44,980 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Maryland | $44,820 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Virginia | $44,790 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Kansas | $44,760 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Michigan | $44,620 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Connecticut | $44,530 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Georgia | $44,130 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Tennessee | $44,030 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Massachusetts | $43,790 | 6% below national |
| 38 | North Carolina | $43,770 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Nevada | $43,470 | 7% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $42,210 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Mississippi | $41,590 | 11% below national |
| 42 | Louisiana | $41,170 | 12% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $40,540 | 13% below national |
| 44 | Alabama | $39,740 | 15% below national |
| 45 | West Virginia | $37,920 | 19% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $37,910 | 19% below national |
| 47 | New Mexico | $32,770 | 30% below national |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $25,010 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington, NC | $63,550 | +36% above national |
| 2 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,620 | +34% above national |
| 3 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $60,440 | +30% above national |
| 4 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $60,290 | +29% above national |
| 5 | St. Cloud, MN | $58,450 | +26% above national |
| 6 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $57,120 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Topeka, KS | $56,610 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $56,580 | +21% above national |
| 9 | Yakima, WA | $56,030 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Bend, OR | $55,660 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $54,950 | +18% above national |
| 12 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $54,280 | +17% above national |
| 13 | Gettysburg, PA | $54,100 | +16% above national |
| 14 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $54,010 | +16% above national |
| 15 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $53,680 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Cleveland, OH | $53,370 | +15% above national |
| 17 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $53,350 | +15% above national |
| 18 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $53,220 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Terre Haute, IN | $53,180 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $52,920 | +14% above national |
| 21 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $52,870 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $52,780 | +13% above national |
| 23 | Syracuse, NY | $52,630 | +13% above national |
| 24 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $52,270 | +12% above national |
| 25 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $52,180 | +12% above national |
| 26 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $51,920 | +11% above national |
| 27 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $51,750 | +11% above national |
| 28 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $51,750 | +11% above national |
| 29 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $51,750 | +11% above national |
| 30 | Green Bay, WI | $51,690 | +11% above national |
| 31 | Colorado Springs, CO | $51,590 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $51,560 | +11% above national |
| 33 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $51,490 | +11% above national |
| 34 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $51,260 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Joplin, MO-KS | $50,980 | +9% above national |
| 36 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $50,930 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Rochester, NY | $50,780 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,780 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $50,720 | +9% above national |
| 40 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $50,610 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $50,460 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Medford, OR | $50,440 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,420 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $50,390 | +8% above national |
| 45 | York-Hanover, PA | $50,310 | +8% above national |
| 46 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $50,290 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $50,220 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Jonesboro, AR | $50,150 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $50,100 | +8% above national |
| 50 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $50,020 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $49,850 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $49,790 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $49,730 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Springfield, MO | $49,660 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Jackson, MS | $49,570 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Salem, OR | $49,260 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Lancaster, PA | $49,050 | +5% above national |
| 58 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $48,990 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $48,680 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $48,560 | +4% above national |
| 61 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,490 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,410 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,320 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $48,300 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Columbus, OH | $48,270 | +4% above national |
| 66 | Richmond, VA | $48,260 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $48,230 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $48,180 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $48,080 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,060 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $48,040 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Elizabethtown, KY | $48,030 | +3% above national |
| 73 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,010 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $47,980 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $47,890 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Jackson, TN | $47,890 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $47,830 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Columbia, SC | $47,760 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Asheville, NC | $47,750 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $47,660 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $47,640 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,580 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,570 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Fargo, ND-MN | $47,480 | +2% above national |
| 85 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,370 | +2% above national |
| 86 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,350 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Salinas, CA | $47,230 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,180 | +1% above national |
| 89 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,170 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $47,160 | +1% above national |
| 91 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,110 | +1% above national |
| 92 | Glens Falls, NY | $47,040 | +1% above national |
| 93 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $47,030 | +1% above national |
| 94 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,870 | +1% above national |
| 95 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,780 | same as national |
| 96 | Toledo, OH | $46,780 | same as national |
| 97 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $46,700 | same as national |
| 98 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $46,600 | same as national |
| 99 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,600 | same as national |
| 100 | Akron, OH | $46,500 | same as national |
| 101 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,480 | same as national |
| 102 | Fort Wayne, IN | $46,420 | same as national |
| 103 | Omaha, NE-IA | $46,390 | same as national |
| 104 | Jefferson City, MO | $46,380 | same as national |
| 105 | New Haven, CT | $46,330 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Roanoke, VA | $46,310 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $46,280 | 1% below national |
| 108 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $46,250 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Madison, WI | $46,230 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Appleton, WI | $46,120 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $46,110 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,110 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Wichita, KS | $46,070 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Birmingham, AL | $46,020 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Evansville, IN | $45,980 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Reading, PA | $45,920 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Springfield, MA | $45,920 | 1% below national |
| 119 | Tucson, AZ | $45,920 | 1% below national |
| 120 | Rockford, IL | $45,900 | 1% below national |
| 121 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $45,860 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $45,830 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Boise City, ID | $45,810 | 2% below national |
| 124 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $45,810 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $45,790 | 2% below national |
| 126 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,750 | 2% below national |
| 127 | Fresno, CA | $45,570 | 2% below national |
| 128 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,500 | 2% below national |
| 129 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,370 | 3% below national |
| 130 | Lincoln, NE | $45,340 | 3% below national |
| 131 | Walla Walla, WA | $45,340 | 3% below national |
| 132 | Logan, UT-ID | $45,240 | 3% below national |
| 133 | Vineland, NJ | $45,180 | 3% below national |
| 134 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $45,150 | 3% below national |
| 135 | Wausau, WI | $45,100 | 3% below national |
| 136 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $45,100 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,090 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Altoona, PA | $45,070 | 3% below national |
| 139 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,050 | 3% below national |
| 140 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $44,980 | 3% below national |
| 141 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $44,960 | 3% below national |
| 142 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $44,940 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $44,930 | 4% below national |
| 144 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $44,870 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $44,820 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $44,790 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,790 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $44,720 | 4% below national |
| 149 | Pittsburgh, PA | $44,670 | 4% below national |
| 150 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $44,660 | 4% below national |
| 151 | Boulder, CO | $44,650 | 4% below national |
| 152 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $44,620 | 4% below national |
| 153 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,620 | 4% below national |
| 154 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $44,570 | 4% below national |
| 155 | Reno, NV | $44,550 | 4% below national |
| 156 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $44,520 | 4% below national |
| 157 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,500 | 4% below national |
| 158 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $44,490 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $44,430 | 5% below national |
| 160 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $44,430 | 5% below national |
| 161 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,420 | 5% below national |
| 162 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $44,360 | 5% below national |
| 163 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $44,320 | 5% below national |
| 164 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,320 | 5% below national |
| 165 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,180 | 5% below national |
| 166 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $44,170 | 5% below national |
| 167 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,050 | 5% below national |
| 168 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $44,020 | 5% below national |
| 169 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $43,940 | 6% below national |
| 170 | Worcester, MA | $43,790 | 6% below national |
| 171 | Ogden, UT | $43,780 | 6% below national |
| 172 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $43,670 | 6% below national |
| 173 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $43,560 | 6% below national |
| 174 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $43,370 | 7% below national |
| 175 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $43,310 | 7% below national |
| 176 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $43,240 | 7% below national |
| 177 | Bloomington, IN | $43,220 | 7% below national |
| 178 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $43,120 | 7% below national |
| 179 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $43,120 | 7% below national |
| 180 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,050 | 8% below national |
| 181 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $42,750 | 8% below national |
| 182 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $42,360 | 9% below national |
| 183 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $41,980 | 10% below national |
| 184 | Knoxville, TN | $41,920 | 10% below national |
| 185 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $41,760 | 10% below national |
| 186 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $41,640 | 11% below national |
| 187 | Greeley, CO | $41,350 | 11% below national |
| 188 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $41,270 | 11% below national |
| 189 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $41,210 | 12% below national |
| 190 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $41,100 | 12% below national |
| 191 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,970 | 12% below national |
| 192 | Albuquerque, NM | $40,870 | 12% below national |
| 193 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $40,580 | 13% below national |
| 194 | Jacksonville, FL | $40,540 | 13% below national |
| 195 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $40,250 | 14% below national |
| 196 | Huntsville, AL | $40,050 | 14% below national |
| 197 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,940 | 14% below national |
| 198 | Burlington, NC | $39,930 | 14% below national |
| 199 | Winston-Salem, NC | $39,730 | 15% below national |
| 200 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $39,580 | 15% below national |
| 201 | El Paso, TX | $39,570 | 15% below national |
| 202 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $39,350 | 16% below national |
| 203 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $39,350 | 16% below national |
| 204 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,250 | 16% below national |
| 205 | Oklahoma City, OK | $39,130 | 16% below national |
| 206 | Tulsa, OK | $38,840 | 17% below national |
| 207 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $38,820 | 17% below national |
| 208 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,530 | 17% below national |
| 209 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $38,440 | 17% below national |
| 210 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $38,410 | 18% below national |
| 211 | Spartanburg, SC | $38,370 | 18% below national |
| 212 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,360 | 18% below national |
| 213 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,340 | 18% below national |
| 214 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,230 | 18% below national |
| 215 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,970 | 18% below national |
| 216 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,840 | 19% below national |
| 217 | Ocala, FL | $37,680 | 19% below national |
| 218 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,670 | 19% below national |
| 219 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $37,610 | 19% below national |
| 220 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,470 | 20% below national |
| 221 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,400 | 20% below national |
| 222 | Rocky Mount, NC | $37,390 | 20% below national |
| 223 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $37,290 | 20% below national |
| 224 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,230 | 20% below national |
| 225 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,840 | 21% below national |
| 226 | Montgomery, AL | $36,780 | 21% below national |
| 227 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $36,530 | 22% below national |
| 228 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,270 | 22% below national |
| 229 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,180 | 22% below national |
| 230 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35,950 | 23% below national |
| 231 | San Angelo, TX | $35,810 | 23% below national |
| 232 | Tyler, TX | $35,370 | 24% below national |
| 233 | Dalton, GA | $33,210 | 29% below national |
| 234 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,710 | 47% below national |
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