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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Washington, DC

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $47,990 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,055 a month.

10th percentile
$37,360
25th percentile
$40,960
Median percentile
$47,990
75th percentile
$55,990
90th percentile
$63,580

Based on 240 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

$36,661 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,990
Federal income tax−$3,579
Social Security + Medicare−$3,671
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,079
Monthly take-home$3,055
Every two weeks$1,410

Does it go far here?

$44,074Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
66%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

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