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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawings in the United States earn a median salary of $40,440/year ($19.44/hr). Salaries range from $30,920 to $54,340 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$31K
10th percentile
$36K
25th percentile
$40K
Median
$48K
75th percentile
$54K
90th percentile

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

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Washington$50K$24.12/hr1,430
Oregon$49K$23.77/hr2,030
Minnesota$49K$23.52/hr720
Montana$48K$23.05/hr350
Iowa$48K$23.02/hr1,570
Nebraska$48K$22.88/hr410
Rhode Island$48K$22.87/hr80
Michigan$46K$22.2/hr4,810
Louisiana$46K$22.13/hr440
New Hampshire$46K$22.1/hr520

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Longview-Kelso, WA$58K80
Savannah, GA$53K70
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$53K40
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$52K350
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$51K90
Bellingham, WA$51K200
Manchester-Nashua, NH$51K50
Medford, OR$51K160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$51K190
Bend, OR$51K350
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