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

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Rochester, NY earns $42,150 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,793 a month.

10th percentile
$36,290
25th percentile
$37,580
Median percentile
$42,150
75th percentile
$46,670
90th percentile
$56,810

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

$33,519 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,150
Federal income tax−$2,878
Social Security + Medicare−$3,224
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,529
Monthly take-home$2,793
Every two weeks$1,289

Does it go far here?

$43,438Median pay in Rochester, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,143 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,000
Financial Managers$167,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,550
Sales Managers$165,140
Marketing Managers$149,440
Lawyers$148,150
Human Resources Managers$146,990

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