Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary
The median pay for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in the United States is $43,380 a year. About 61,420 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $32,110
- 25th percentile
- $37,100
- Median percentile
- $43,380
- 75th percentile
- $48,720
- 90th percentile
- $56,830
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $52,980
- Minnesota $51,540
- Iowa $51,200
- New Jersey $49,680
- Oregon $49,480
- Nebraska $49,190
- Michigan $47,680
- Louisiana $47,170
- Connecticut $47,140
- Colorado $46,500
- Vermont $46,480
- Maryland $46,470
- New Hampshire $46,450
- Massachusetts $46,430
- California $46,370
- Rhode Island $45,880
- North Dakota $45,820
- Idaho $45,730
- Montana $45,610
- Pennsylvania $44,980
- Wisconsin $44,450
- Maine $44,370
- Ohio $43,930
- New York $43,720
- Kansas $43,580
- Mississippi $42,090
- South Carolina $41,990
- South Dakota $41,740
- Indiana $41,600
- Illinois $41,360
- Nevada $41,090
- West Virginia $40,020
- Wyoming $39,930
- Arizona $39,440
- Virginia $39,370
- Utah $39,260
- Florida $38,740
- New Mexico $38,650
- Missouri $38,640
- Kentucky $38,080
- North Carolina $37,550
- Georgia $37,380
- Arkansas $36,850
- Alabama $36,750
- Oklahoma $35,990
- Tennessee $35,290
- Texas $33,840
By metro area
- Des Moines, IA $60,070
- Longview, WA $59,550
- Minneapolis, MN $56,950
- Albany, OR $56,180
- Seattle, WA $56,180
- Bend, OR $55,400
- Medford, OR $52,390
- Spokane, WA $51,730
- Allentown, PA $51,030
- San Francisco, CA $50,970
- Bellingham, WA $50,220
- Hartford, CT $50,000
- Boulder, CO $49,860
- Portland, OR $49,850
- St. Cloud, MN $49,790
- Colorado Springs, CO $49,140
- New York, NY $49,050
- Jacksonville, FL $48,900
- Eau Claire, WI $48,710
- Salem, OR $48,660
- Bridgeport, CT $48,580
- Boston, MA $48,330
- Washington, DC $47,990
- La Crosse, WI $47,780
- Grand Rapids, MI $47,720
- Oshkosh, WI $47,610
- Eugene, OR $47,540
- Santa Rosa, CA $47,390
- Portland, ME $47,360
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $47,350
- Deltona, FL $47,040
- Chico, CA $46,940
- Sacramento, CA $46,940
- Philadelphia, PA $46,850
- Boise City, ID $46,750
- Savannah, GA $46,750
- San Diego, CA $46,730
- Redding, CA $46,690
- Fargo, ND $46,530
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $46,480
- Providence, RI $46,420
- Baltimore, MD $46,380
- Muskegon, MI $46,300
- Riverside, CA $46,200
- Springfield, IL $46,090
- Omaha, NE $45,950
- Cleveland, OH $45,870
- Lancaster, PA $45,830
- Los Angeles, CA $45,660
- Denver, CO $45,650
- Stockton, CA $45,630
- Detroit, MI $45,600
- Durham, NC $45,430
- Reno, NV $45,370
- Reading, PA $45,070
- Kiryas Joel, NY $44,810
- York, PA $44,800
- Elkhart, IN $44,790
- Oxnard, CA $44,740
- Harrisburg, PA $44,690
- Spartanburg, SC $44,560
- South Bend, IN $44,530
- Manchester, NH $44,480
- Green Bay, WI $44,320
- Springfield, MA $44,250
- Worcester, MA $44,100
- Columbus, OH $43,770
- Wausau, WI $43,640
- Lansing, MI $43,620
- Appleton, WI $43,610
- Pittsburgh, PA $43,420
- Bangor, ME $43,300
- Sioux Falls, SD $43,140
- Altoona, PA $43,000
- Chicago, IL $42,860
- Buffalo, NY $42,690
- Charleston, SC $42,490
- Florence, SC $42,490
- St. Louis, MO $42,370
- Milwaukee, WI $42,360
- Rochester, NY $42,150
- Charlotte, NC $42,070
- St. George, UT $41,390
- Port St. Lucie, FL $41,330
- Las Vegas, NV $41,090
- Dayton, OH $40,820
- Akron, OH $40,700
- Nashville, TN $40,560
- Phoenix, AZ $40,440
- Indianapolis, IN $40,370
- Miami, FL $40,210
- North Port, FL $40,190
- Kansas City, MO $40,160
- Hagerstown, MD $40,130
- Ogden, UT $39,820
- Niles, MI $39,790
- Yuba City, CA $39,670
- Asheville, NC $39,530
- Salt Lake City, UT $39,430
- Augusta, GA $39,420
- Greenville, SC $39,260
- Dallas, TX $39,200
- Fort Wayne, IN $39,110
- Fresno, CA $39,100
- Provo, UT $39,040
- Modesto, CA $38,990
- Daphne, AL $38,940
- Scranton, PA $38,800
- Terre Haute, IN $38,650
- Syracuse, NY $38,570
- Columbia, SC $38,530
- Sheboygan, WI $38,440
- Valdosta, GA $38,340
- Hickory, NC $38,310
- Virginia Beach, VA $38,290
- Wichita, KS $38,110
- Fort Smith, AR $38,100
- Albuquerque, NM $38,020
- Huntsville, AL $38,010
- Rapid City, SD $37,920