Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in Indiana

$43,430avg. a year
$20.88 an hour · 3,570 employed

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in Indiana earn an average of $43,430 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $43,570. The best-paying metro area is Elkhart-Goshen, IN at $45,120.

$41,600Median pay
$20.88Average hourly
+28%Avg. pay since 2020
#25Of 47 states

Top-paying Indiana metro areas

Average pay for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing by metro area. Swipe to see all 8.

11,070 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$45,120
$21.69 an hour
2920 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$44,790
$21.54 an hour
3400 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$44,740
$21.51 an hour
4180 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$43,400
$20.86 an hour
5290 jobs
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
$43,050
$20.70 an hour
680 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$41,960
$20.17 an hour
7370 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$41,590
$19.99 an hour
860 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$41,070
$19.74 an hour

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in Indiana, charted

Pay over time

Indiana, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Indiana woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Indiana vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$43,570$20.95
Indiana$43,430$20.88
Michigan$46,480$22.35
Ohio$43,770$21.04
Illinois$43,300$20.82
Kentucky$39,540$19.01

Questions and answers

How much do woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing make in Indiana?

The average is $43,430 a year, and the median is $41,600. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $43,570.

What is the hourly wage in Indiana?

$20.88 an hour on average; the median is $20.00.

Where in Indiana do they earn the most?

Elkhart-Goshen, IN ($45,120), followed by Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($44,790). The lowest average among 8 metro areas with data is Terre Haute, IN ($41,070).

How does Indiana rank?

Indiana ranks #25 of 47 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

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. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing page. 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.