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

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $46,730 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,038 a month.

10th percentile
$37,130
25th percentile
$38,430
Median percentile
$46,730
75th percentile
$48,920
90th percentile
$57,700

Based on 180 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

$36,456 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,730
Federal income tax−$3,428
Social Security + Medicare−$3,575
California income tax (approx.)−$3,271
Monthly take-home$3,038
Every two weeks$1,402

Does it go far here?

$41,765Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
74%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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