Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Wages

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The median annual wage for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing is $38,260 nationally (2023 BLS OEWS). The 10th percentile is $29,620 and the 90th percentile is $52,280, showing the wide spread of wages in this occupation.

National Wage Distribution (2023)

Employment

61,250

P10

$29,620

P25

$34,500

Median

$38,260

P75

$46,100

P90

$52,280

National Wage Trend

How national median and mean wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing have moved across BLS OEWS release years.

National median and mean wage trend for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing across BLS OEWS release years.
Year Median Mean P10 P90 Employment YoY Median
2023 $38,260 $40,360 $29,620 $52,280 61,250
2022 $36,830 $38,060 $27,910 $49,510 63,680 -3.74%
2021 $36,090 $35,560 $23,960 $47,330 67,210 -2.01%
2020 $32,160 $33,540 $22,490 $47,780 75,160 -10.89%

Wages by State (2023)

State-level OEWS wage estimates for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing. The highest median is in Connecticut at $47,840, 25% above the U.S. median.

Median, mean, and percentile-vs-national annual wages by state for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area Median Annual vs National Mean Annual Employment
Connecticut $47,840 +25% $48,020 130
Iowa $47,410 +23.9% $48,130 2,030
Oregon $47,200 +23.4% $46,250 2,180
Washington $46,780 +22.3% $48,550 1,690
Rhode Island $45,990 +20.2% $44,930 80
Montana $45,840 +19.8% $43,680 310
Maryland $44,250 +15.7% $45,550 300
Nevada $43,820 +14.5% $44,890 410
New Hampshire $43,730 +14.3% $46,850 380
Minnesota $43,150 +12.8% $45,100 640
California $42,360 +10.7% $44,210 3,230
Massachusetts $40,950 +7% $44,470 750
North Dakota $40,850 +6.8% $42,650 190
Pennsylvania $40,680 +6.3% $41,930 2,930
Idaho $40,470 +5.8% $42,250 1,140
Illinois $40,300 +5.3% $42,390 1,700
Colorado $40,180 +5% $42,730 540
South Carolina $40,080 +4.8% $40,690 1,250
Louisiana $39,890 +4.3% $42,220 600
Mississippi $39,190 +2.4% $39,590 960
Vermont $39,160 +2.4% $43,210 330
Ohio $38,870 +1.6% $41,580 1,690
New York $38,780 +1.4% $41,880 1,430
Indiana $38,490 +0.6% $41,600 4,380
Wisconsin $38,310 +0.1% $39,930 3,030
South Dakota $38,180 -0.2% $38,230 500
New Jersey $38,020 -0.6% $40,610 700
Georgia $37,990 -0.7% $39,900 2,260
West Virginia $37,940 -0.8% $36,650 510
Michigan $37,740 -1.4% $39,680 2,660
New Mexico $37,540 -1.9% $39,320 220
Maine $37,320 -2.5% $38,910 440
Utah $37,210 -2.7% $40,180 760
Wyoming $36,700 -4.1% $40,560 40
North Carolina $36,610 -4.3% $37,290 3,710
Arkansas $36,510 -4.6% $37,200 1,160
Arizona $36,410 -4.8% $38,260 720
Florida $36,050 -5.8% $38,640 1,500
Kentucky $35,690 -6.7% $35,080 1,940
Oklahoma $35,670 -6.8% $37,880 250
Kansas $35,430 -7.4% $37,360 510
Tennessee $35,150 -8.1% $35,500 2,490
Missouri $34,950 -8.7% $35,110 1,090
Virginia $34,930 -8.7% $36,430 1,640
Texas $34,570 -9.6% $35,630 2,870
Alabama $34,450 -10% $34,750 2,500
Nebraska $34,230 -10.5% $37,270 390