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

The BLS estimates 61,420 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $43,380 (May 2025, SOC 51-7042). Across 87 metros with published figures, medians range from $21,690 in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area to $56,950 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.

WOODWORKING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, EXCEPT SAWING · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$32,110P25$37,100MEDIAN$43,380P75$48,720P90$56,830
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$56,950 · 320 jobs
  2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$56,180 · 350 jobs
  3. Bend, OR$55,400 · 280 jobs
  4. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$54,630 · 300 jobs
  5. Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$51,200 · 390 jobs
  6. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$51,030 · 380 jobs
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$50,970 · 220 jobs
  8. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$50,390 · 250 jobs
  9. Bellingham, WA$50,220 · 210 jobs
  10. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49,850 · 440 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$47,720 · 2,780 jobs
  2. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$40,440 · 1,250 jobs
  3. Elkhart-Goshen, IN$44,790 · 1,070 jobs
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,370 · 1,010 jobs
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$42,860 · 920 jobs
  6. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$47,920 · 890 jobs
  7. Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$47,350 · 870 jobs
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$45,660 · 850 jobs
  9. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$49,050 · 820 jobs
  10. South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$38,370 · 790 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Elkhart-Goshen, IN · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Questions

What is the median Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in the U.S.?

$43,380 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $37,100–$48,720.

Where do Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($56,950), Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($56,180), Bend, OR ($55,400). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.