Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Altoona, PA

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Altoona, PA earns $43,000 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,951 a month.

10th percentile: $35,380
25th percentile: $35,380
Median percentile: $43,000
75th percentile: $46,310
90th percentile: $48,370

Based on 30 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,410 take-home a year

Gross pay	$43,000
Federal income tax	−$2,980
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,290
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)	−$1,320
Monthly take-home	$2,951
Every two weeks	$1,362

Does it go far here?

$48,041Median pay in Altoona, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).

30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($885 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Altoona, PA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$83,580
Registered Nurses	$82,410
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,160
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$59,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$52,010
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$46,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,280

All woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania