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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Seattle, WA

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $56,180 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,943 a month.

10th percentile
$41,050
25th percentile
$47,350
Median percentile
$56,180
75th percentile
$59,630
90th percentile
$64,520

Based on 350 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

$47,321 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,180
Federal income tax−$4,562
Social Security + Medicare−$4,298
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,943
Every two weeks$1,820

Does it go far here?

$50,552Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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