SOC 51-7042 · Production Occupations

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$43,380

U.S. median hourly wage$20.86

U.S. employment61,420

Nationally, woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing earned a median of $43,380 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 61,420 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$52,980	$25.47	1,250	0.4
Minnesota	$51,540	$24.78	710	0.2
Iowa	$51,200	$24.62	1,100	0.7
New Jersey	$49,680	$23.88	410	0.1
Oregon	$49,480	$23.79	2,120	1.1
Nebraska	$49,190	$23.65	490	0.5
Michigan	$47,680	$22.92	5,250	1.2
Louisiana	$47,170	$22.68	400	0.2
Connecticut	$47,140	$22.66	150	0.1
Colorado	$46,500	$22.36	440	0.2
Vermont	$46,480	$22.35	200	0.7
Maryland	$46,470	$22.34	420	0.2
New Hampshire	$46,450	$22.33	440	0.6
Massachusetts	$46,430	$22.32	890	0.2
California	$46,370	$22.29	3,530	0.2
Rhode Island	$45,880	$22.06	100	0.2
North Dakota	$45,820	$22.03	280	0.7
Idaho	$45,730	$21.99	830	1.0
Montana	$45,610	$21.93	360	0.7
Pennsylvania	$44,980	$21.63	3,310	0.5
Wisconsin	$44,450	$21.37	2,610	0.9
Maine	$44,370	$21.33	440	0.7
Ohio	$43,930	$21.12	2,710	0.5
New York	$43,720	$21.02	1,250	0.1
Kansas	$43,580	$20.95	470	0.3
Mississippi	$42,090	$20.24	860	0.7
South Carolina	$41,990	$20.19	1,660	0.7
South Dakota	$41,740	$20.07	490	1.1
Indiana	$41,600	$20.00	3,570	1.1
Illinois	$41,360	$19.89	1,820	0.3
Nevada	$41,090	$19.76	310	0.2
West Virginia	$40,020	$19.24	280	0.4
Wyoming	$39,930	$19.20	40	0.2
Arizona	$39,440	$18.96	1,430	0.4
Virginia	$39,370	$18.93	1,520	0.4
Utah	$39,260	$18.88	1,050	0.6
Florida	$38,740	$18.63	1,840	0.2
New Mexico	$38,650	$18.58	150	0.2
Missouri	$38,640	$18.58	940	0.3
Kentucky	$38,080	$18.31	1,320	0.7
North Carolina	$37,550	$18.05	4,090	0.8
Georgia	$37,380	$17.97	2,280	0.5
Arkansas	$36,850	$17.71	760	0.6
Alabama	$36,750	$17.67	2,580	1.2
Oklahoma	$35,990	$17.30	260	0.2
Tennessee	$35,290	$16.97	1,840	0.6
Texas	$33,840	$16.27	2,130	0.2
Puerto Rico	$21,840	$10.50	Not published	Not published

Pay by metro area

All 159 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$60,070	$28.88	70	0.2
Longview-Kelso, WA	$59,550	$28.63	70	1.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$56,950	$27.38	320	0.2
Albany, OR	$56,180	$27.01	110	2.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$56,180	$27.01	350	0.2
Bend, OR	$55,400	$26.64	280	2.6
Medford, OR	$52,390	$25.19	160	1.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$51,730	$24.87	110	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$51,030	$24.53	380	1.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$50,970	$24.51	220	0.1
Bellingham, WA	$50,220	$24.15	210	2.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$50,000	$24.04	40	0.1
Boulder, CO	$49,860	$23.97	70	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$49,850	$23.97	440	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$49,790	$23.94	40	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$49,140	$23.63	30	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$49,050	$23.58	820	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$48,900	$23.51	140	0.2
Eau Claire, WI	$48,710	$23.42	90	1.0
Salem, OR	$48,660	$23.39	120	0.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$48,580	$23.35	40	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,330	$23.23	500	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$47,990	$23.07	240	0.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$47,780	$22.97	70	0.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$47,720	$22.94	2,780	4.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$47,610	$22.89	50	0.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$47,540	$22.86	320	2.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$47,390	$22.79	100	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,360	$22.77	80	0.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$47,350	$22.77	120	1.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,040	$22.61	60	0.3
Chico, CA	$46,940	$22.57	30	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$46,940	$22.57	280	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$46,850	$22.53	360	0.1
Boise City, ID	$46,750	$22.48	270	0.7
Savannah, GA	$46,750	$22.48	60	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,730	$22.46	180	0.1
Redding, CA	$46,690	$22.45	60	0.8
Fargo, ND-MN	$46,530	$22.37	130	0.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,480	$22.35	400	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$46,420	$22.32	210	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$46,380	$22.30	180	0.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$46,300	$22.26	50	0.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,200	$22.21	580	0.3
Springfield, IL	$46,090	$22.16	40	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$45,950	$22.09	70	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$45,870	$22.06	520	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$45,830	$22.04	340	1.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$45,660	$21.95	850	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$45,650	$21.95	190	0.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$45,630	$21.94	140	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$45,600	$21.92	410	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$45,430	$21.84	220	0.6
Reno, NV	$45,370	$21.81	160	0.6
Reading, PA	$45,070	$21.67	150	0.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$44,810	$21.54	70	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$44,800	$21.54	80	0.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$44,790	$21.54	1,070	8.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$44,740	$21.51	70	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$44,690	$21.49	70	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$44,560	$21.42	60	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$44,530	$21.41	180	1.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$44,480	$21.38	50	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$44,320	$21.31	250	1.4
Springfield, MA	$44,250	$21.27	60	0.3
Worcester, MA	$44,100	$21.20	280	0.8
Columbus, OH	$43,770	$21.05	160	0.1
Wausau, WI	$43,640	$20.98	250	3.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$43,620	$20.97	40	0.2
Appleton, WI	$43,610	$20.97	110	0.9
Pittsburgh, PA	$43,420	$20.88	190	0.2
Bangor, ME	$43,300	$20.82	70	0.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$43,140	$20.74	150	0.8
Altoona, PA	$43,000	$20.67	30	0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$42,860	$20.60	920	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$42,690	$20.52	60	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$42,490	$20.43	70	0.2
Florence, SC	$42,490	$20.43	110	1.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$42,370	$20.37	200	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$42,360	$20.36	220	0.3
Rochester, NY	$42,150	$20.26	60	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$42,070	$20.22	680	0.5
St. George, UT	$41,390	$19.90	50	0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	$41,330	$19.87	90	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$41,090	$19.76	140	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$40,820	$19.63	80	0.2
Akron, OH	$40,700	$19.57	70	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$40,560	$19.50	460	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$40,440	$19.44	1,250	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$40,370	$19.41	290	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$40,210	$19.33	290	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$40,190	$19.32	50	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$40,160	$19.31	330	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$40,130	$19.29	30	0.3
Ogden, UT	$39,820	$19.14	160	0.6
Niles, MI	$39,790	$19.13	40	0.6
Yuba City, CA	$39,670	$19.07	110	2.1
Asheville, NC	$39,530	$19.01	80	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$39,430	$18.96	440	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$39,420	$18.95	60	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$39,300	$18.90	Not published	Not published
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$39,260	$18.88	190	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$39,200	$18.84	620	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$39,110	$18.80	80	0.4
Fresno, CA	$39,100	$18.80	130	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$39,040	$18.77	220	0.7
Modesto, CA	$38,990	$18.75	100	0.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$38,940	$18.72	80	1.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$38,800	$18.66	90	0.3
Terre Haute, IN	$38,650	$18.58	60	0.9
Syracuse, NY	$38,570	$18.55	90	0.3
Columbia, SC	$38,530	$18.52	190	0.5
Sheboygan, WI	$38,440	$18.48	30	0.5
Valdosta, GA	$38,340	$18.43	30	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$38,310	$18.42	720	4.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$38,290	$18.41	80	0.1
Wichita, KS	$38,110	$18.32	150	0.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$38,100	$18.32	40	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$38,020	$18.28	60	0.1
Huntsville, AL	$38,010	$18.27	30	0.1
Rapid City, SD	$37,920	$18.23	130	1.8
Kankakee, IL	$37,850	$18.20	110	2.6
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$37,800	$18.18	40	0.8
Rockford, IL	$37,700	$18.13	60	0.5
Tucson, AZ	$37,620	$18.09	80	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$37,560	$18.06	480	1.3
Williamsport, PA	$37,550	$18.06	90	1.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$37,550	$18.05	360	1.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$37,460	$18.01	70	0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$37,440	$18.00	130	0.9
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$37,410	$17.99	190	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$37,380	$17.97	370	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$37,370	$17.97	1,010	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$37,270	$17.92	40	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$37,200	$17.89	160	0.2
Billings, MT	$37,140	$17.86	30	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$37,090	$17.83	90	0.8
Madison, WI	$36,900	$17.74	130	0.3
Richmond, VA	$36,790	$17.69	160	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$36,720	$17.65	220	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$36,340	$17.47	170	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$36,210	$17.41	60	0.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$36,060	$17.34	100	1.9
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$35,910	$17.26	140	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$35,910	$17.27	70	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$35,730	$17.18	380	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$35,700	$17.16	80	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$35,580	$17.11	70	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$35,480	$17.06	320	0.6
Logan, UT-ID	$35,390	$17.01	90	1.3
Erie, PA	$35,360	$17.00	50	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$35,350	$17.00	80	0.2
Tuscaloosa, AL	$35,150	$16.90	260	2.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$35,110	$16.88	90	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$34,640	$16.65	50	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$33,860	$16.28	80	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$33,680	$16.19	220	0.5
Morristown, TN	$31,270	$15.04	150	3.1
Longview, TX	$29,270	$14.07	130	1.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.