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

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$40,440

National average

Salary Range

$30,920 – $54,340

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Longview-Kelso, WA$57,770$47,550$64,700
Savannah, GA$53,080$39,260$67,230
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$52,700$42,500$58,660
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$52,540$43,510$63,060
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$52,290$41,920$62,520
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$51,740$40,050$62,220
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$51,490$46,180$51,490
Bellingham, WA$51,270$38,400$58,500
Manchester-Nashua, NH$51,190$38,270$83,620
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$50,990$33,050$58,150
Medford, OR$50,780$46,810$57,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$50,740$44,220$68,720
Bend, OR$50,610$42,730$57,620
Washington$50,170$41,690$61,390
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$50,110$44,230$59,100
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$49,580$39,350$58,820
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$49,440$39,690$61,950
Oregon$49,430$37,980$58,010
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$49,150$45,220$63,630
Albany, OR$48,950$38,640$59,220
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$48,930$37,060$53,470
Minnesota$48,920$39,640$59,880
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$48,810$35,180$58,640
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,380$37,690$55,450
Boulder, CO$48,290$39,090$67,290
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$48,250$35,320$61,640
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$48,240$37,460$56,720
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$48,210$39,750$58,480
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$48,170$37,780$54,570
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$48,030$47,870$51,140
Vallejo, CA$47,980$39,600$62,120
Montana$47,940$35,360$56,520
Missoula, MT$47,940$37,160$53,580
Iowa$47,890$46,590$51,490
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,890$43,900$47,890
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,850$46,940$49,920
Nebraska$47,590$36,150$56,790
Rhode Island$47,570$29,120$64,770
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$47,540$38,880$48,420
Cleveland, OH$47,400$33,880$52,830
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$47,270$38,470$60,590
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$47,210$39,490$56,210
Eau Claire, WI$47,180$38,580$57,940
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$47,120$34,300$54,290
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$47,080$42,630$59,130
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$46,960$37,380$64,110
Reno, NV$46,700$39,850$53,660
Eugene-Springfield, OR$46,700$34,870$56,990
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$46,640$27,110$62,620
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$46,480$37,420$64,640
Duluth, MN-WI$46,420$36,860$53,820
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,360$35,600$57,060
Terre Haute, IN$46,350$31,200$55,470
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,330$36,360$59,430
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$46,280$36,220$57,170
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,200$28,060$54,120
Michigan$46,180$36,290$51,890
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$46,110$36,240$50,850
Louisiana$46,040$36,440$58,000
Lewiston, ID-WA$46,000$32,140$59,430
New Hampshire$45,960$31,680$67,120
Chico, CA$45,920$37,960$53,040
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$45,890$32,130$50,700
Nevada$45,820$38,490$53,660
Baton Rouge, LA$45,780$43,000$56,950
Idaho$45,730$33,050$58,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$45,660$36,260$61,560
Stockton-Lodi, CA$45,570$37,840$53,980
Maryland$45,530$33,610$66,770
Fargo, ND-MN$45,450$33,010$57,840
Redding, CA$45,410$37,760$48,380
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$45,350$35,750$58,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$45,230$36,810$51,950
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$45,170$37,490$54,830
Yuba City, CA$45,160$38,390$49,500
California$45,020$37,380$56,510
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$45,020$38,470$54,150
Connecticut$44,970$37,200$55,450
Vermont$44,900$38,000$56,300
Pittsburgh, PA$44,880$36,690$54,960
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$44,880$35,610$61,220
Illinois$44,620$34,570$55,640
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$44,590$35,360$52,100
Colorado$44,580$35,640$61,120
Ohio$44,510$33,320$56,390
Portland-South Portland, ME$44,470$37,420$52,920
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$44,350$35,710$76,120
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$44,290$30,510$59,190
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$44,270$31,440$58,000
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$44,200$30,780$58,680
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$44,100$33,690$60,650
Columbus, OH$44,050$33,020$58,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$44,020$39,740$55,580
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$44,000$31,200$59,680
Massachusetts$43,880$35,980$56,760
St. Louis, MO-IL$43,840$34,060$55,560
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$43,820$35,980$63,390
Lancaster, PA$43,790$37,040$50,440
Reading, PA$43,730$37,350$48,320
North Dakota$43,580$37,210$48,640
York-Hanover, PA$43,580$32,570$47,930
Boise City, ID$43,540$35,880$49,100
Coeur d'Alene, ID$43,410$32,000$59,300
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$43,360$33,060$55,120
Mansfield, OH$43,350$37,100$52,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$43,300$36,920$51,280
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$43,290$30,740$64,810
Jacksonville, FL$43,160$29,030$54,000
Pennsylvania$43,020$34,980$53,470
Altoona, PA$42,680$32,000$47,260
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$42,650$35,600$52,850
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$42,640$37,380$55,960
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$42,540$35,570$48,860
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$42,390$38,200$55,670
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$41,800$35,200$55,370
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$41,780$38,080$51,860
Salem, OR$41,640$36,490$51,360
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$41,630$35,480$54,510
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$41,600$34,910$50,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$41,570$37,130$55,480
Wisconsin$41,400$35,240$50,850
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$41,400$28,660$48,020
West Virginia$41,290$29,470$47,610
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$41,290$29,500$47,610
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$41,200$38,250$47,730
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$41,190$35,360$47,560
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$41,080$36,160$54,600
South Dakota$41,070$32,120$48,660
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$41,040$36,420$56,160
Florence, SC$40,990$27,370$49,290
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$40,720$31,600$54,850
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$40,670$28,200$54,250
Worcester, MA$40,500$35,950$51,610
New York$40,450$34,740$67,680
Kingston, NY$40,430$38,320$50,350
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$40,430$35,520$47,570
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$40,400$31,030$51,650
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$40,280$31,900$58,630
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$40,270$33,240$57,400
Fort Wayne, IN$40,260$30,440$52,320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,220$32,240$55,680
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$40,190$28,750$45,120
New Jersey$40,190$35,480$60,750
South Carolina$40,190$28,170$54,120
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$40,100$35,210$47,270
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$40,090$38,010$46,380
Wausau, WI$40,060$35,240$47,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$40,050$36,560$48,320
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$40,040$29,320$47,080
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$40,010$35,320$65,130
Green Bay, WI$39,930$34,920$48,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$39,900$35,940$63,180
Kansas City, MO-KS$39,890$33,150$58,660
Sheboygan, WI$39,880$31,140$58,540
Bangor, ME$39,880$35,220$48,570
Arizona$39,870$36,160$48,320
Indiana$39,860$31,220$58,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$39,820$29,810$49,460
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$39,680$33,080$53,200
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$39,500$35,490$47,210
Appleton, WI$39,480$34,110$49,690
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$39,440$35,240$47,410
Port St. Lucie, FL$39,370$29,020$60,930
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$39,360$31,680$52,040
Maine$39,350$35,220$49,450
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$39,270$32,540$51,890
Modesto, CA$39,230$37,450$49,480
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$39,190$30,160$43,110
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$39,080$32,740$49,470
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$39,060$33,070$45,820
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$39,010$34,760$45,080
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$38,900$29,120$48,970
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$38,860$33,450$53,440
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$38,800$34,510$54,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$38,780$32,100$50,320
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$38,700$31,480$56,160
Mobile, AL$38,700$27,390$52,690
Wyoming$38,640$28,840$50,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$38,630$34,310$50,210
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$38,510$36,980$52,000
Ogden, UT$38,490$30,310$54,080
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$38,480$28,880$47,980
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$38,450$29,580$47,170
Syracuse, NY$38,410$35,040$48,380
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$38,400$35,570$58,450
Rochester, NY$38,350$34,070$57,530
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$38,340$27,930$53,710
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$38,330$30,700$53,060
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$38,330$31,530$66,050
Asheville, NC$38,290$30,940$47,510
Erie, PA$38,290$30,620$49,080
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$38,240$30,920$49,760
Bloomington, IN$38,210$30,600$50,540
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$38,190$30,980$54,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$38,110$25,900$45,360
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$38,110$24,870$60,510
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$38,080$27,400$45,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$38,060$31,130$57,790
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$38,050$34,430$55,790
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$38,000$34,740$45,570
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$37,990$35,640$44,810
Monroe, MI$37,930$36,610$44,320
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$37,920$32,030$46,740
Fresno, CA$37,900$36,380$44,180
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$37,900$35,370$58,150
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,890$28,030$59,370
Missouri$37,890$29,010$48,030
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,880$30,230$56,630
Utah$37,880$29,940$53,700
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$37,840$28,720$49,470
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$37,700$27,230$57,660
Springfield, MO$37,680$31,890$46,240
Albuquerque, NM$37,650$30,510$50,890
Kansas$37,630$30,100$57,160
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$37,630$31,200$60,740
Madison, WI$37,560$35,340$51,360
Tucson, AZ$37,500$34,690$45,310
New Mexico$37,440$30,510$50,750
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$37,430$27,750$53,940
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$37,380$28,430$52,980
North Carolina$37,350$29,470$47,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$37,290$27,460$47,000
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$37,270$36,600$47,800
Roanoke, VA$37,220$29,820$47,130
Rockford, IL$37,220$30,410$47,180
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$37,120$27,720$48,200
Mississippi$37,100$29,650$48,980
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$37,090$29,590$46,290
Georgia$37,070$29,540$52,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$37,060$26,680$49,880
Kentucky$37,050$28,760$45,800
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$37,040$28,520$44,380
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$37,040$29,560$45,370
Virginia$37,030$30,730$48,710
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$37,010$33,360$48,350
Tulsa, OK$36,980$31,960$37,770
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$36,950$24,490$56,150
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$36,840$34,450$59,520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,820$33,480$60,390
Wichita, KS$36,810$30,860$47,750
Florida$36,810$28,030$54,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,810$31,740$56,160
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,760$31,070$38,100
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$36,760$31,450$46,680
St. George, UT$36,750$29,580$56,980
Rapid City, SD$36,730$30,270$46,770
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$36,730$29,010$66,440
Greensboro-High Point, NC$36,670$30,380$46,470
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$36,650$28,500$52,120
Alabama$36,600$27,680$49,880
Youngstown-Warren, OH$36,580$26,530$51,690
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$36,580$35,320$59,600
Arkansas$36,520$25,150$48,930
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$36,520$28,120$45,280
Winston-Salem, NC$36,460$30,100$47,970
Glens Falls, NY$36,440$31,990$46,450
Williamsport, PA$36,380$30,950$52,140
Valdosta, GA$36,340$27,200$45,990
Oklahoma$36,270$31,520$59,190
Oklahoma City, OK$36,120$31,680$47,100
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$36,120$28,480$50,620
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,070$29,690$45,530
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$36,050$31,110$48,460
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$36,020$27,950$58,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$35,930$32,830$45,570
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$35,910$23,930$46,590
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$35,840$28,900$43,910
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$35,830$29,580$46,300
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$35,750$25,580$43,460
Utica-Rome, NY$35,710$33,360$46,720
Richmond, VA$35,660$28,650$47,100
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,660$25,940$49,170
Columbus, GA-AL$35,650$31,190$47,630
Fort Smith, AR-OK$35,630$27,410$47,000
Spartanburg, SC$35,360$29,310$50,480
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,270$34,740$45,780
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$35,070$29,800$47,850
Chattanooga, TN-GA$34,970$30,090$47,800
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$34,970$28,000$45,150
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$34,920$27,350$48,520
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$34,910$27,270$50,250
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$34,790$27,230$49,470
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$34,760$30,980$43,660
Logan, UT-ID$34,730$29,340$45,510
Texas$34,630$26,520$48,790
Tuscaloosa, AL$34,400$28,250$50,960
Tennessee$34,340$29,390$45,640
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$34,340$30,100$39,220
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$33,810$29,360$42,970
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$33,690$28,220$48,790
Texarkana, TX-AR$33,650$27,610$40,110
Knoxville, TN$33,600$30,480$36,820
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$33,590$24,860$44,500
Birmingham, AL$33,090$22,220$46,580
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$32,790$26,390$41,970
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$32,670$28,730$42,580
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$31,460$28,880$47,490
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$31,230$26,920$45,520
Morristown, TN$30,320$29,350$37,360
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$30,000$22,360$42,680
Longview, TX$29,490$23,080$38,280
Columbia, SC$29,440$27,810$46,160
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$29,440$27,680$46,080
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$29,060$24,960$48,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$27,940$26,760$45,850

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing make?▾

The median annual salary for a Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing is $40,440, with a typical range of $30,920 – $54,340 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing?▾

Entry-level Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing positions typically start around $30,920 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawings tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.