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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary by City

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) earn the most in Longview, WA (average $57,100 a year), followed by Des Moines, IA ($54,550) and Minneapolis, MN ($54,430), among the 159 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $44,268 (May 2025).

$44,268U.S. metro average
$57Khighest: Longview, WA
$30Klowest: Longview, TX
159metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Longview, WA$57,100
Des Moines, IA$54,550
Minneapolis, MN$54,430
Seattle, WA$54,350
Albany, OR$53,640
Bend, OR$53,460
Boulder, CO$53,340
New York, NY$53,260
San Francisco, CA$52,980
Medford, OR$52,380
Allentown, PA$51,870
Bellingham, WA$51,660
Spokane, WA$51,520
Manchester, NH$51,320
Portland, OR$50,860
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
Washington4$57,100$51,520
Iowa1$54,550$54,550
Minnesota2$54,430$50,840
Oregon6$53,640$47,560
Colorado3$53,340$46,480
New York6$53,260$39,560
California13$52,980$41,230
Pennsylvania11$51,870$39,170
New Hampshire1$51,320$51,320
Maine3$49,750$40,440
Washington, D.C.1$49,630$49,630
Massachusetts3$49,440$43,360
Connecticut2$49,390$46,370
Wisconsin9$48,760$39,090
Georgia4$48,350$40,600
Michigan6$47,300$39,500
Idaho2$47,130$46,530
Florida9$46,990$37,710
North Dakota1$46,560$46,560
Maryland2$46,520$44,590
Rhode Island1$45,460$45,460
Indiana5$45,120$41,070
Illinois4$44,790$39,940
Nebraska1$44,760$44,760
Kentucky2$44,740$41,140
Missouri2$44,670$44,280
Ohio6$44,560$38,160
South Carolina6$43,990$37,050
Nevada2$43,490$41,390
North Carolina7$43,320$38,370
South Dakota2$42,880$36,900
Utah5$42,700$36,820
Arizona2$42,550$38,980
Arkansas3$42,210$39,490
New Mexico1$41,080$41,080
Virginia3$40,510$38,020
Alabama5$40,180$35,370
Tennessee5$39,950$33,330
Kansas1$38,910$38,910
Texas4$38,780$29,710
Montana1$37,590$37,590
Oklahoma2$37,580$36,780
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Longview, WA$57,100$59,550$27.4570
Des Moines, IA$54,550$60,070$26.2370
Minneapolis, MN$54,430$56,950$26.17320
Seattle, WA$54,350$56,180$26.13350
Albany, OR$53,640$56,180$25.79110
Bend, OR$53,460$55,400$25.70280
Boulder, CO$53,340$49,860$25.6470
New York, NY$53,260$49,050$25.60820
San Francisco, CA$52,980$50,970$25.47220
Medford, OR$52,380$52,390$25.18160
Allentown, PA$51,870$51,030$24.94380
Bellingham, WA$51,660$50,220$24.84210
Spokane, WA$51,520$51,730$24.77110
Manchester, NH$51,320$44,480$24.6850
Portland, OR$50,860$49,850$24.45440
St. Cloud, MN$50,840$49,790$24.4440
Portland, ME$49,750$47,360$23.9280
Colorado Springs, CO$49,660$49,140$23.8830
Washington, DC$49,630$47,990$23.86240
Boston, MA$49,440$48,330$23.77500
Hartford, CT$49,390$50,000$23.7440
Salem, OR$49,320$48,660$23.71120
Santa Rosa, CA$48,960$47,390$23.54100
Philadelphia, PA$48,820$46,850$23.47360
Eau Claire, WI$48,760$48,710$23.4490
Savannah, GA$48,350$46,750$23.2460
Redding, CA$47,960$46,690$23.0660
La Crosse, WI$47,890$47,780$23.0270
Eugene, OR$47,560$47,540$22.86320
Sacramento, CA$47,330$46,940$22.76280
Grand Rapids, MI$47,300$47,720$22.742,780
Lancaster, PA$47,170$45,830$22.68340
Coeur d'Alene, ID$47,130$47,350$22.66120
Kiryas Joel, NY$47,100$44,810$22.6470
Reading, PA$47,070$45,070$22.63150
Deltona, FL$46,990$47,040$22.5960
York, PA$46,580$44,800$22.3980
Fargo, ND$46,560$46,530$22.39130
Detroit, MI$46,550$45,600$22.38410
Boise, ID$46,530$46,750$22.37270
Baltimore, MD$46,520$46,380$22.37180
Denver, CO$46,480$45,650$22.35190
Bridgeport, CT$46,370$48,580$22.2940
Buffalo, NY$46,350$42,690$22.2960
Jacksonville, FL$46,250$48,900$22.24140
Harrisburg, PA$46,060$44,690$22.1470
San Diego, CA$45,980$46,730$22.11180
Lansing, MI$45,960$43,620$22.1040
Chico, CA$45,870$46,940$22.0530
Los Angeles, CA$45,630$45,660$21.94850
Providence, RI$45,460$46,420$21.85210
Muskegon, MI$45,450$46,300$21.8550
Riverside, CA$45,370$46,200$21.81580
Elkhart, IN$45,120$44,790$21.691,070
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,990$41,330$21.6390
Chicago, IL$44,790$42,860$21.54920
Omaha, NE$44,760$45,950$21.5270
Louisville, KY$44,740$46,480$21.51400
Stockton, CA$44,720$45,630$21.50140
St. Louis, MO$44,670$42,370$21.48200
Hagerstown, MD$44,590$40,130$21.4430
Sarasota, FL$44,560$40,190$21.4350
Cleveland, OH$44,560$45,870$21.42520
Oxnard, CA$44,440$44,740$21.3670
Columbus, OH$44,340$43,770$21.32160
Oshkosh, WI$44,320$47,610$21.3150
Pittsburgh, PA$44,310$43,420$21.31190
Kansas City, MO$44,280$40,160$21.29330
Modesto, CA$44,210$38,990$21.25100
Springfield, MA$44,180$44,250$21.2460
Charleston, SC$43,990$42,490$21.1570
Rochester, NY$43,950$42,150$21.1360
Spartanburg, SC$43,770$44,560$21.0460
Bangor, ME$43,660$43,300$20.9970
Reno, NV$43,490$45,370$20.91160
Wausau, WI$43,440$43,640$20.89250
South Bend, IN$43,400$44,530$20.86180
Springfield, IL$43,380$46,090$20.8640
Worcester, MA$43,360$44,100$20.85280
Durham, NC$43,320$45,430$20.83220
Niles, MI$43,280$39,790$20.8140
Greenville, SC$43,200$39,260$20.77190
Charlotte, NC$43,160$42,070$20.75680
Miami, FL$43,150$40,210$20.75290
Yuba City, CA$43,150$39,670$20.75110
Appleton, WI$43,100$43,610$20.72110
Akron, OH$43,060$40,700$20.7070
Indianapolis, IN$43,050$40,370$20.70290
Sioux Falls, SD$42,880$43,140$20.62150
Altoona, PA$42,740$43,000$20.5530
Salt Lake City, UT$42,700$39,430$20.53440
Ogden, UT$42,580$39,820$20.47160
Phoenix, AZ$42,550$40,440$20.461,250
Fort Smith, AR$42,210$38,100$20.2940
Milwaukee, WI$42,190$42,360$20.29220
Rockford, IL$42,120$37,700$20.2560
Scranton, PA$42,110$38,800$20.2590
Green Bay, WI$42,040$44,320$20.21250
Fort Wayne, IN$41,960$39,110$20.1780
Dayton, OH$41,910$40,820$20.1580
St. George, UT$41,860$41,390$20.1350
Syracuse, NY$41,840$38,570$20.1290
Provo, UT$41,830$39,040$20.11220
Williamsport, PA$41,670$37,550$20.0390
Cincinnati, OH$41,590$37,380$19.99370
Las Vegas, NV$41,390$41,090$19.90140
Fresno, CA$41,230$39,100$19.82130
Augusta, GA$41,200$39,420$19.8160
Lexington, KY$41,140$37,270$19.7840
Sheboygan, WI$41,100$38,440$19.7630
Albuquerque, NM$41,080$38,020$19.7560
Terre Haute, IN$41,070$38,650$19.7460
Palm Bay, FL$40,800$37,460$19.6270
Atlanta, GA$40,800$37,370$19.611,010
Florence, SC$40,610$42,490$19.52110
Valdosta, GA$40,600$38,340$19.5230
Roanoke, VA$40,510$39,300$19.47n/a
Lewiston, ME$40,440$37,800$19.4440
Orlando, FL$40,230$37,410$19.34190
Huntsville, AL$40,180$38,010$19.3230
Hickory, NC$40,170$38,310$19.31720
Fayetteville, AR$39,980$33,860$19.2280
Nashville, TN$39,950$40,560$19.21460
Kankakee, IL$39,940$37,850$19.20110
Virginia Beach, VA$39,880$38,290$19.1880
Albany, NY$39,560$35,910$19.02140
Kalamazoo, MI$39,500$37,090$18.9990
Little Rock, AR$39,490$35,350$18.9980
Winston-Salem, NC$39,480$37,550$18.98360
Daphne, AL$39,420$38,940$18.9580
Raleigh, NC$39,300$37,200$18.90160
Erie, PA$39,170$35,360$18.8350
Madison, WI$39,090$36,900$18.80130
Tucson, AZ$38,980$37,620$18.7480
Wichita, KS$38,910$38,110$18.71150
Greensboro, NC$38,810$37,560$18.66480
Dallas, TX$38,780$39,200$18.65620
Asheville, NC$38,370$39,530$18.4580
Tampa, FL$38,300$36,720$18.41220
Canton, OH$38,160$34,640$18.3550
Richmond, VA$38,020$36,790$18.28160
Columbia, SC$37,960$38,530$18.25190
Lakeland, FL$37,710$35,110$18.1390
Memphis, TN$37,600$36,340$18.08170
Billings, MT$37,590$37,140$18.0730
Oklahoma City, OK$37,580$35,910$18.0770
Myrtle Beach, SC$37,050$37,440$17.81130
Rapid City, SD$36,900$37,920$17.74130
Chattanooga, TN$36,820$35,580$17.7070
Logan, UT$36,820$35,390$17.7090
Tulsa, OK$36,780$36,210$17.6860
Tuscaloosa, AL$36,340$35,150$17.47260
Knoxville, TN$36,280$33,680$17.44220
Houston, TX$36,260$35,730$17.43380
Florence, AL$35,640$36,060$17.14100
Birmingham, AL$35,370$35,480$17.01320
San Antonio, TX$34,990$35,700$16.8280
Morristown, TN$33,330$31,270$16.02150
Longview, TX$29,710$29,270$14.28130

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary: questions

Where do woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) make the most money?

In Longview, WA, with an average of $57,100 a year, among the 159 metro areas we cover.

What is the average woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) salary in the U.S.?

$44,268 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) pay the lowest?

Longview, TX, at $29,710 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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