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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Bellingham, WA

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Bellingham, WA earns $50,220 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,544 a month.

10th percentile
$43,990
25th percentile
$45,710
Median percentile
$50,220
75th percentile
$55,810
90th percentile
$55,810

Based on 210 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

$42,532 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,220
Federal income tax−$3,846
Social Security + Medicare−$3,842
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,544
Every two weeks$1,636

Does it go far here?

$48,600Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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