Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in St. Cloud, MN earns $49,790 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,233 a month.

10th percentile: $38,400
25th percentile: $47,520
Median percentile: $49,790
75th percentile: $57,390
90th percentile: $59,870

Based on 40 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

$38,801 take-home a year

Gross pay	$49,790
Federal income tax	−$3,795
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,809
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$3,386
Monthly take-home	$3,233
Every two weeks	$1,492

Does it go far here?

$56,817Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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