Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in the U.S.
$43,570avg. a year
$20.95 an hour · 61,420 employed
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in the U.S. earn an average of $43,570 a year and a median of $43,380. Pay is highest in Washington ($53,330) and lowest in Texas ($35,030).
$43,380Median pay
$20.95Average hourly
+30%Avg. pay since 2020
61,420Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
11,250 jobs
Washington
$53,330
$25.64 an hour
2410 jobs
New Jersey
$53,110
$25.54 an hour
3710 jobs
Minnesota
$52,750
$25.36 an hour
41,100 jobs
Iowa
$51,530
$24.77 an hour
52,120 jobs
Oregon
$50,740
$24.40 an hour
6440 jobs
New Hampshire
$48,260
$23.20 an hour
7400 jobs
Louisiana
$48,180
$23.17 an hour
8420 jobs
Maryland
$47,390
$22.79 an hour
91,250 jobs
New York
$47,270
$22.73 an hour
10200 jobs
Vermont
$47,050
$22.62 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $54,430 | $26.17 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $54,350 | $26.13 |
| Albany, OR | $53,640 | $25.79 |
| Bend, OR | $53,460 | $25.70 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $53,260 | $25.60 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $52,980 | $25.47 |
| Medford, OR | $52,380 | $25.18 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $51,870 | $24.94 |
Related jobs
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,290
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$43,580
- Furniture Finishers$45,300
- Woodworkers, All Other$46,070
- Model Makers, Wood$63,670
- Patternmakers, Wood$54,240
Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $38,550 | $36,750 | 2,580 |
| Arizona | $42,390 | $39,440 | 1,430 |
| Arkansas | $39,600 | $36,850 | 760 |
| California | $46,570 | $46,370 | 3,530 |
| Colorado | $46,630 | $46,500 | 440 |
| Connecticut | $46,970 | $47,140 | 150 |
| Florida | $42,000 | $38,740 | 1,840 |
| Georgia | $40,120 | $37,380 | 2,280 |
| Idaho | $45,810 | $45,730 | 830 |
| Illinois | $43,300 | $41,360 | 1,820 |
| Indiana | $43,430 | $41,600 | 3,570 |
| Iowa | $51,530 | $51,200 | 1,100 |
| Kansas | $42,980 | $43,580 | 470 |
| Kentucky | $39,540 | $38,080 | 1,320 |
| Louisiana | $48,180 | $47,170 | 400 |
| Maine | $44,880 | $44,370 | 440 |
| Maryland | $47,390 | $46,470 | 420 |
| Massachusetts | $46,170 | $46,430 | 890 |
| Michigan | $46,480 | $47,680 | 5,250 |
| Minnesota | $52,750 | $51,540 | 710 |
| Mississippi | $41,770 | $42,090 | 860 |
| Missouri | $41,340 | $38,640 | 940 |
| Montana | $44,390 | $45,610 | 360 |
| Nebraska | $46,750 | $49,190 | 490 |
| Nevada | $42,620 | $41,090 | 310 |
| New Hampshire | $48,260 | $46,450 | 440 |
| New Jersey | $53,110 | $49,680 | 410 |
| New Mexico | $42,050 | $38,650 | 150 |
| New York | $47,270 | $43,720 | 1,250 |
| North Carolina | $38,990 | $37,550 | 4,090 |
| North Dakota | $44,660 | $45,820 | 280 |
| Ohio | $43,770 | $43,930 | 2,710 |
| Oklahoma | $39,140 | $35,990 | 260 |
| Oregon | $50,740 | $49,480 | 2,120 |
| Pennsylvania | $45,550 | $44,980 | 3,310 |
| Rhode Island | $44,810 | $45,880 | 100 |
| South Carolina | $42,330 | $41,990 | 1,660 |
| South Dakota | $42,470 | $41,740 | 490 |
| Tennessee | $36,350 | $35,290 | 1,840 |
| Texas | $35,030 | $33,840 | 2,130 |
| Utah | $42,040 | $39,260 | 1,050 |
| Vermont | $47,050 | $46,480 | 200 |
| Virginia | $41,120 | $39,370 | 1,520 |
| Washington | $53,330 | $52,980 | 1,250 |
| West Virginia | $39,820 | $40,020 | 280 |
| Wisconsin | $43,660 | $44,450 | 2,610 |
| Wyoming | $39,320 | $39,930 | 40 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$47,300
2,780 jobsPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$42,550
1,250 jobsElkhart-Goshen, IN
$45,120
1,070 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$40,800
1,010 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$44,790
920 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$45,630
850 jobsNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$53,260
820 jobsHickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
$40,170
720 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing make?
The average is $43,570 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $43,380 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $20.95, and the median is $20.86 an hour.
Which state pays woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing the most?
Washington, with an average of $53,330 a year. The best-paying metro area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI at $54,430.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $32,110 a year, and the top 10% earn over $56,830.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-7042. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.