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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Portland, OR

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $49,850 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,166 a month.

10th percentile
$38,800
25th percentile
$45,900
Median percentile
$49,850
75th percentile
$57,980
90th percentile
$61,620

Based on 440 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

$37,997 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,850
Federal income tax−$3,802
Social Security + Medicare−$3,814
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$4,237
Monthly take-home$3,166
Every two weeks$1,461

Does it go far here?

$47,287Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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