Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary by location
National median: $43,380 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $60,070 | +38.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $59,550 | +37.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $56,950 | +31.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $56,180 | +29.5% | 350 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $56,180 | +29.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $55,400 | +27.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $52,980 | +22.1% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $52,390 | +20.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $51,730 | +19.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $51,540 | +18.8% | 710 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $51,200 | +18.0% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $51,030 | +17.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $50,970 | +17.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $50,220 | +15.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $50,000 | +15.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $49,860 | +14.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $49,850 | +14.9% | 440 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $49,790 | +14.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $49,680 | +14.5% | 410 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $49,480 | +14.1% | 2,120 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $49,190 | +13.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $49,140 | +13.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $49,050 | +13.1% | 820 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $48,900 | +12.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $48,710 | +12.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $48,660 | +12.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $48,580 | +12.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $48,330 | +11.4% | 500 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $47,990 | +10.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $47,780 | +10.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $47,720 | +10.0% | 2,780 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $47,680 | +9.9% | 5,250 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $47,610 | +9.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $47,540 | +9.6% | 320 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $47,390 | +9.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $47,360 | +9.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $47,350 | +9.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $47,170 | +8.7% | 400 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $47,140 | +8.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| Deltona, FL | metropolitan | $47,040 | +8.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $46,940 | +8.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $46,940 | +8.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $46,850 | +8.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $46,750 | +7.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $46,750 | +7.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $46,730 | +7.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $46,690 | +7.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $46,530 | +7.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $46,500 | +7.2% | 440 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $46,480 | +7.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $46,480 | +7.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $46,470 | +7.1% | 420 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $46,450 | +7.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $46,430 | +7.0% | 890 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $46,420 | +7.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $46,380 | +6.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $46,370 | +6.9% | 3,530 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $46,300 | +6.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $46,200 | +6.5% | 580 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $46,090 | +6.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $45,950 | +5.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $45,880 | +5.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $45,870 | +5.7% | 520 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $45,830 | +5.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $45,820 | +5.6% | 280 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $45,730 | +5.4% | 830 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $45,660 | +5.3% | 850 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $45,650 | +5.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $45,630 | +5.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $45,610 | +5.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $45,600 | +5.1% | 410 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $45,430 | +4.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $45,370 | +4.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $45,070 | +3.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $44,980 | +3.7% | 3,310 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $44,810 | +3.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $44,800 | +3.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $44,790 | +3.3% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $44,740 | +3.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $44,690 | +3.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $44,560 | +2.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $44,530 | +2.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $44,480 | +2.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $44,450 | +2.5% | 2,610 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $44,370 | +2.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $44,320 | +2.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $44,250 | +2.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $44,100 | +1.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $43,930 | +1.3% | 2,710 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $43,770 | +0.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $43,720 | +0.8% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $43,640 | +0.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $43,620 | +0.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $43,610 | +0.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $43,580 | +0.5% | 470 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $43,420 | +0.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $43,300 | −0.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $43,140 | −0.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Altoona, PA | metropolitan | $43,000 | −0.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $42,860 | −1.2% | 920 | 2025 |