Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in the U.S.
$52,090avg. a year
$25.04 an hour · 94,920 employed
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the U.S. earn an average of $52,090 a year and a median of $48,990. Pay is highest in Minnesota ($60,270) and lowest in Montana ($43,130).
$48,990Median pay
$25.04Average hourly
+27%Avg. pay since 2020
94,920Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
11,760 jobs
Minnesota
$60,270
$28.98 an hour
2210 jobs
Wyoming
$59,710
$28.71 an hour
3260 jobs
Connecticut
$59,480
$28.60 an hour
42,270 jobs
Washington
$58,960
$28.35 an hour
5420 jobs
Massachusetts
$58,930
$28.33 an hour
6220 jobs
Maine
$57,860
$27.82 an hour
72,050 jobs
New Jersey
$57,330
$27.56 an hour
810,240 jobs
Illinois
$56,920
$27.37 an hour
9570 jobs
Louisiana
$56,540
$27.18 an hour
105,730 jobs
California
$56,440
$27.14 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $75,880 | $36.48 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $75,540 | $36.32 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $67,160 | $32.29 |
| Wausau, WI | $66,430 | $31.94 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $65,460 | $31.47 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $65,320 | $31.41 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $63,860 | $30.70 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,800 | $30.19 |
Related jobs
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$53,450
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,590
- Production Workers, All Other$44,380
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$54,320
- Helpers--Production Workers$41,120
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,620
Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $48,200 | $46,050 | 2,220 |
| Alaska | $50,770 | $49,740 | 60 |
| Arizona | $52,170 | $48,280 | 1,400 |
| Arkansas | $47,640 | $44,650 | 1,100 |
| California | $56,440 | $50,640 | 5,730 |
| Colorado | $51,160 | $48,520 | 640 |
| Connecticut | $59,480 | $53,830 | 260 |
| Delaware | $53,830 | $51,460 | 130 |
| Florida | $46,630 | $46,000 | 3,550 |
| Georgia | $46,490 | $47,000 | 3,420 |
| Idaho | $45,570 | $44,690 | 510 |
| Illinois | $56,920 | $53,560 | 10,240 |
| Indiana | $50,700 | $47,650 | 4,840 |
| Iowa | $54,450 | $51,570 | 2,310 |
| Kansas | $53,490 | $50,750 | 1,380 |
| Kentucky | $48,920 | $48,490 | 1,660 |
| Louisiana | $56,540 | $47,330 | 570 |
| Maine | $57,860 | $55,540 | 220 |
| Maryland | $54,750 | $53,480 | 770 |
| Massachusetts | $58,930 | $60,790 | 420 |
| Michigan | $47,280 | $44,310 | 3,040 |
| Minnesota | $60,270 | $59,270 | 1,760 |
| Mississippi | $50,050 | $46,410 | 1,070 |
| Missouri | $53,100 | $50,340 | 2,800 |
| Montana | $43,130 | $38,410 | 280 |
| Nebraska | $50,360 | $49,050 | 940 |
| Nevada | $50,000 | $48,460 | 650 |
| New Hampshire | $54,530 | $51,920 | 310 |
| New Jersey | $57,330 | $57,810 | 2,050 |
| New Mexico | $43,610 | $36,980 | 340 |
| New York | $54,140 | $53,170 | 4,340 |
| North Carolina | $48,770 | $47,020 | 3,400 |
| North Dakota | $50,540 | $48,000 | 260 |
| Ohio | $50,790 | $47,720 | 5,230 |
| Oklahoma | $48,890 | $47,000 | 960 |
| Oregon | $54,620 | $50,420 | 1,090 |
| Pennsylvania | $53,400 | $50,550 | 4,380 |
| Rhode Island | $47,010 | $47,610 | 190 |
| South Carolina | $49,310 | $47,740 | 2,560 |
| South Dakota | $46,830 | $49,000 | 510 |
| Tennessee | $48,310 | $47,840 | 1,610 |
| Texas | $47,220 | $45,320 | 6,350 |
| Utah | $49,510 | $47,180 | 1,290 |
| Vermont | $49,580 | $45,420 | 280 |
| Virginia | $52,100 | $49,970 | 1,530 |
| Washington | $58,960 | $53,800 | 2,270 |
| West Virginia | $52,430 | $51,020 | 350 |
| Wisconsin | $55,120 | $52,200 | 3,380 |
| Wyoming | $59,710 | $58,320 | 210 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$54,770
6,550 jobsNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$56,430
3,430 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$54,300
2,080 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$47,200
2,070 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$45,860
1,550 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$48,010
1,470 jobsCleveland, OH
$51,250
1,190 jobsPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$52,300
1,160 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make?
The average is $52,090 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $48,990 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $25.04, and the median is $23.55 an hour.
Which state pays mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders the most?
Minnesota, with an average of $60,270 a year. The best-paying metro area is Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA at $75,880.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $36,790 a year, and the top 10% earn over $70,200.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-9023. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.