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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Atlanta, GA

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $37,370 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,522 a month.

10th percentile
$33,280
25th percentile
$33,680
Median percentile
$37,370
75th percentile
$44,590
90th percentile
$53,210

Based on 1,010 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

$30,267 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,370
Federal income tax−$2,304
Social Security + Medicare−$2,859
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,940
Monthly take-home$2,522
Every two weeks$1,164

Does it go far here?

$37,348Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
66%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

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