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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Buffalo, NY

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $42,690 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,827 a month.

10th percentile
$36,010
25th percentile
$37,640
Median percentile
$42,690
75th percentile
$57,200
90th percentile
$60,010

Based on 60 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

$33,920 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,690
Federal income tax−$2,943
Social Security + Medicare−$3,266
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,561
Monthly take-home$2,827
Every two weeks$1,305

Does it go far here?

$44,541Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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