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

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $46,850 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,199 a month.

10th percentile
$37,900
25th percentile
$44,950
Median percentile
$46,850
75th percentile
$51,770
90th percentile
$60,410

Based on 360 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

$38,386 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,850
Federal income tax−$3,442
Social Security + Medicare−$3,584
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,438
Monthly take-home$3,199
Every two weeks$1,476

Does it go far here?

$45,683Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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