Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City

In New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY), the median pay for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders is $27.30 an hour ($56,780 a year). About 3,430 people work in this job there.

$27.30Median hourly pay
$44,500–$64,760Middle half of workers, yearly
3,430People in this job in New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY)

That is 16% higher than the U.S. median ($48,990). It is 7% higher than the New York median ($53,170).

Pay range for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$17.36$36,110
25% of workers$21.40$44,500
Half of workers (median)$27.30$56,780
75% of workers$31.13$64,760
90% of workers$36.62$76,160

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in New York metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Albany-Schenectady-Troy$61,060300
Glens Falls$58,00040
New York-Newark-Jersey City (this page)$56,7803,430
Watertown-Fort Drum$55,78050
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh$51,140210
Buffalo-Cheektowaga$50,620450
Syracuse$50,170130
Utica-Rome$50,000100
Binghamton$49,05060
Rochester$49,020240

New York unemployment rate: 4.3% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

  • Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
  • Related work experience most have: None (O*NET)
  • Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
  • Job outlook: -6.1% over ten years, declining · about 7,900 openings a year (BLS)

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,160
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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$61,360
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,520

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.