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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Sacramento, CA

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $46,940 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,051 a month.

10th percentile
$38,020
25th percentile
$39,540
Median percentile
$46,940
75th percentile
$50,710
90th percentile
$59,910

Based on 280 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

$36,610 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,940
Federal income tax−$3,453
Social Security + Medicare−$3,591
California income tax (approx.)−$3,286
Monthly take-home$3,051
Every two weeks$1,408

Does it go far here?

$44,005Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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