The average salary for a woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in the United States is $40,360, but the range typically falls between $34,500 and $46,100. This corresponds to an average hourly wage of $19.4, with a range between $16.59 and $22.16.
There are approximately 61,250 people employed as a woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in the United States. With Indiana, North Carolina, California employing the highest number of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing.The state with the best pay for a woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing is Connecticut, with an average annual salary of $48,020, while Nebraska has the lowest average annual salary of $37,270.
| Annual Salary | Hourly Wage | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th Percentile | $29,620 | $14.24 |
| 25th Percentile | $34,500 | $16.59 |
| Median | $38,260 | $18.4 |
| 75th Percentile | $46,100 | $22.16 |
| 90th Percentile | $52,280 | $25.14 |
The salary of a woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing can vary depending on the state. Below is a map of the United States showing the average annual salary for a woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in each state. The darker the color, the higher the salary. The best states for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing are Connecticut, Iowa, Oregon, Washington, Rhode Island while the worst states are Nebraska, Alabama, Texas, Virginia, Missouri.
| State | Low-end | Average | High-end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $25,440 | $34,750 | $45,200 |
| Arizona | $31,500 | $38,260 | $48,680 |
| Arkansas | $27,420 | $37,200 | $46,610 |
| California | $35,490 | $44,210 | $56,450 |
| Colorado | $31,950 | $42,730 | $58,110 |
| Connecticut | $37,080 | $48,020 | $57,070 |
| Florida | $27,530 | $38,640 | $51,190 |
| Georgia | $29,490 | $39,900 | $49,960 |
| Idaho | $31,160 | $42,250 | $50,940 |
| Illinois | $29,940 | $42,390 | $59,220 |
| Indiana | $29,630 | $41,600 | $57,050 |
| Iowa | $41,310 | $48,130 | $52,310 |
| Kansas | $30,580 | $37,360 | $45,280 |
| Kentucky | $27,110 | $35,080 | $43,500 |
| Louisiana | $32,130 | $42,220 | $52,590 |
| Maine | $30,950 | $38,910 | $46,880 |
| Maryland | $33,040 | $45,550 | $63,300 |
| Massachusetts | $35,570 | $44,470 | $60,490 |
| Michigan | $31,460 | $39,680 | $49,180 |
| Minnesota | $36,290 | $45,100 | $62,810 |
| Mississippi | $28,970 | $39,590 | $51,820 |
| Missouri | $24,960 | $35,110 | $45,980 |
| Montana | $35,070 | $43,680 | $51,000 |
| Nebraska | $33,080 | $37,270 | $43,030 |
| Nevada | $36,390 | $44,890 | $57,960 |
| New Hampshire | $30,040 | $46,850 | $64,210 |
| New Jersey | $32,070 | $40,610 | $49,270 |
| New Mexico | $29,250 | $39,320 | $53,060 |
| New York | $32,980 | $41,880 | $55,220 |
| North Carolina | $28,940 | $37,290 | $47,900 |
| North Dakota | $36,820 | $42,650 | $49,930 |
| Ohio | $32,040 | $41,580 | $55,420 |
| Oklahoma | $30,070 | $37,880 | $56,320 |
| Oregon | $37,330 | $46,250 | $54,820 |
| Pennsylvania | $33,280 | $41,930 | $50,760 |
| Rhode Island | $27,040 | $44,930 | $55,360 |
| South Carolina | $29,020 | $40,690 | $51,360 |
| South Dakota | $28,650 | $38,230 | $47,840 |
| Tennessee | $28,770 | $35,500 | $45,760 |
| Texas | $27,140 | $35,630 | $47,750 |
| Utah | $29,120 | $40,180 | $54,750 |
| Vermont | $35,280 | $43,210 | $61,650 |
| Virginia | $27,090 | $36,430 | $47,930 |
| Washington | $36,990 | $48,550 | $60,740 |
| West Virginia | $27,790 | $36,650 | $45,300 |
| Wisconsin | $31,240 | $39,930 | $48,280 |
| Wyoming | $32,910 | $40,560 | $47,840 |
Even between cities, the salary of a woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing can vary. For example, the areas with the highest average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing is San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area, CA with an average salary of $53,560.The city with the lowest average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing is Longview, TX with an average salary of $29,280.
Areas with highest average salaries for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
Areas with lowest average salaries for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
The number of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in the United States has been decreasing over the years. Since 2020, the number of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing has decreased by -13,910. On average, the number of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing has been increasing by -4.6% each year. The salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing has been increasing. Since 2020, the salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing has increased by $6,820. On average, the salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing has been increasing by 5.1% each year.
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing are part of the production occupations group. Below is a comparison of the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing compared to other jobs in the same occupation group. View all production occupations jobs here.
$40,860 per year
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