Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary
in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Middle 50%
- $39,330–$47,010
- vs U.S. median
- -1%
- Metro rank
- #47 of 87
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro earn a median of $42,860 a year, based on BLS estimates for 920 jobs (May 2025). That is 1% below the U.S. median of $43,380 and 4% above the IL statewide median of $41,360. It ranks #47 of 87 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE920 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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What is the average Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Chicago?
The BLS median is $42,860 a year (May 2025). Half of the 920 jobs pay between $39,330 and $47,010. The 10th percentile is $38,290 and the 90th is $57,390.
Is Chicago a high-paying metro for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing?
That is 1% below the U.S. median of $43,380 and 4% above the IL statewide median of $41,360. It ranks #47 of 87 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
How much do Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing make an hour in Chicago?
About $20.61 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $42,860 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $18.91–$22.60 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.