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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 |
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary by state
| State | Metros | Highest average | Lowest average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4 | $57,100 | $51,520 |
| Iowa | 1 | $54,550 | $54,550 |
| Minnesota | 2 | $54,430 | $50,840 |
| Oregon | 6 | $53,640 | $47,560 |
| Colorado | 3 | $53,340 | $46,480 |
| New York | 6 | $53,260 | $39,560 |
| California | 13 | $52,980 | $41,230 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | $51,870 | $39,170 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $51,320 | $51,320 |
| Maine | 3 | $49,750 | $40,440 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1 | $49,630 | $49,630 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $49,440 | $43,360 |
| Connecticut | 2 | $49,390 | $46,370 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | $48,760 | $39,090 |
| Georgia | 4 | $48,350 | $40,600 |
| Michigan | 6 | $47,300 | $39,500 |
| Idaho | 2 | $47,130 | $46,530 |
| Florida | 9 | $46,990 | $37,710 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $46,560 | $46,560 |
| Maryland | 2 | $46,520 | $44,590 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $45,460 | $45,460 |
| Indiana | 5 | $45,120 | $41,070 |
| Illinois | 4 | $44,790 | $39,940 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $44,760 | $44,760 |
| Kentucky | 2 | $44,740 | $41,140 |
| Missouri | 2 | $44,670 | $44,280 |
| Ohio | 6 | $44,560 | $38,160 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $43,990 | $37,050 |
| Nevada | 2 | $43,490 | $41,390 |
| North Carolina | 7 | $43,320 | $38,370 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $42,880 | $36,900 |
| Utah | 5 | $42,700 | $36,820 |
| Arizona | 2 | $42,550 | $38,980 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $42,210 | $39,490 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $41,080 | $41,080 |
| Virginia | 3 | $40,510 | $38,020 |
| Alabama | 5 | $40,180 | $35,370 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $39,950 | $33,330 |
| Kansas | 1 | $38,910 | $38,910 |
| Texas | 4 | $38,780 | $29,710 |
| Montana | 1 | $37,590 | $37,590 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $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 area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longview, WA | $57,100 | $59,550 | $27.45 | 70 |
| Des Moines, IA | $54,550 | $60,070 | $26.23 | 70 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $54,430 | $56,950 | $26.17 | 320 |
| Seattle, WA | $54,350 | $56,180 | $26.13 | 350 |
| Albany, OR | $53,640 | $56,180 | $25.79 | 110 |
| Bend, OR | $53,460 | $55,400 | $25.70 | 280 |
| Boulder, CO | $53,340 | $49,860 | $25.64 | 70 |
| New York, NY | $53,260 | $49,050 | $25.60 | 820 |
| San Francisco, CA | $52,980 | $50,970 | $25.47 | 220 |
| Medford, OR | $52,380 | $52,390 | $25.18 | 160 |
| Allentown, PA | $51,870 | $51,030 | $24.94 | 380 |
| Bellingham, WA | $51,660 | $50,220 | $24.84 | 210 |
| Spokane, WA | $51,520 | $51,730 | $24.77 | 110 |
| Manchester, NH | $51,320 | $44,480 | $24.68 | 50 |
| Portland, OR | $50,860 | $49,850 | $24.45 | 440 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $50,840 | $49,790 | $24.44 | 40 |
| Portland, ME | $49,750 | $47,360 | $23.92 | 80 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $49,660 | $49,140 | $23.88 | 30 |
| Washington, DC | $49,630 | $47,990 | $23.86 | 240 |
| Boston, MA | $49,440 | $48,330 | $23.77 | 500 |
| Hartford, CT | $49,390 | $50,000 | $23.74 | 40 |
| Salem, OR | $49,320 | $48,660 | $23.71 | 120 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $48,960 | $47,390 | $23.54 | 100 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $48,820 | $46,850 | $23.47 | 360 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $48,760 | $48,710 | $23.44 | 90 |
| Savannah, GA | $48,350 | $46,750 | $23.24 | 60 |
| Redding, CA | $47,960 | $46,690 | $23.06 | 60 |
| La Crosse, WI | $47,890 | $47,780 | $23.02 | 70 |
| Eugene, OR | $47,560 | $47,540 | $22.86 | 320 |
| Sacramento, CA | $47,330 | $46,940 | $22.76 | 280 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $47,300 | $47,720 | $22.74 | 2,780 |
| Lancaster, PA | $47,170 | $45,830 | $22.68 | 340 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $47,130 | $47,350 | $22.66 | 120 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $47,100 | $44,810 | $22.64 | 70 |
| Reading, PA | $47,070 | $45,070 | $22.63 | 150 |
| Deltona, FL | $46,990 | $47,040 | $22.59 | 60 |
| York, PA | $46,580 | $44,800 | $22.39 | 80 |
| Fargo, ND | $46,560 | $46,530 | $22.39 | 130 |
| Detroit, MI | $46,550 | $45,600 | $22.38 | 410 |
| Boise, ID | $46,530 | $46,750 | $22.37 | 270 |
| Baltimore, MD | $46,520 | $46,380 | $22.37 | 180 |
| Denver, CO | $46,480 | $45,650 | $22.35 | 190 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $46,370 | $48,580 | $22.29 | 40 |
| Buffalo, NY | $46,350 | $42,690 | $22.29 | 60 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $46,250 | $48,900 | $22.24 | 140 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $46,060 | $44,690 | $22.14 | 70 |
| San Diego, CA | $45,980 | $46,730 | $22.11 | 180 |
| Lansing, MI | $45,960 | $43,620 | $22.10 | 40 |
| Chico, CA | $45,870 | $46,940 | $22.05 | 30 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $45,630 | $45,660 | $21.94 | 850 |
| Providence, RI | $45,460 | $46,420 | $21.85 | 210 |
| Muskegon, MI | $45,450 | $46,300 | $21.85 | 50 |
| Riverside, CA | $45,370 | $46,200 | $21.81 | 580 |
| Elkhart, IN | $45,120 | $44,790 | $21.69 | 1,070 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,990 | $41,330 | $21.63 | 90 |
| Chicago, IL | $44,790 | $42,860 | $21.54 | 920 |
| Omaha, NE | $44,760 | $45,950 | $21.52 | 70 |
| Louisville, KY | $44,740 | $46,480 | $21.51 | 400 |
| Stockton, CA | $44,720 | $45,630 | $21.50 | 140 |
| St. Louis, MO | $44,670 | $42,370 | $21.48 | 200 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $44,590 | $40,130 | $21.44 | 30 |
| Sarasota, FL | $44,560 | $40,190 | $21.43 | 50 |
| Cleveland, OH | $44,560 | $45,870 | $21.42 | 520 |
| Oxnard, CA | $44,440 | $44,740 | $21.36 | 70 |
| Columbus, OH | $44,340 | $43,770 | $21.32 | 160 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $44,320 | $47,610 | $21.31 | 50 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $44,310 | $43,420 | $21.31 | 190 |
| Kansas City, MO | $44,280 | $40,160 | $21.29 | 330 |
| Modesto, CA | $44,210 | $38,990 | $21.25 | 100 |
| Springfield, MA | $44,180 | $44,250 | $21.24 | 60 |
| Charleston, SC | $43,990 | $42,490 | $21.15 | 70 |
| Rochester, NY | $43,950 | $42,150 | $21.13 | 60 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $43,770 | $44,560 | $21.04 | 60 |
| Bangor, ME | $43,660 | $43,300 | $20.99 | 70 |
| Reno, NV | $43,490 | $45,370 | $20.91 | 160 |
| Wausau, WI | $43,440 | $43,640 | $20.89 | 250 |
| South Bend, IN | $43,400 | $44,530 | $20.86 | 180 |
| Springfield, IL | $43,380 | $46,090 | $20.86 | 40 |
| Worcester, MA | $43,360 | $44,100 | $20.85 | 280 |
| Durham, NC | $43,320 | $45,430 | $20.83 | 220 |
| Niles, MI | $43,280 | $39,790 | $20.81 | 40 |
| Greenville, SC | $43,200 | $39,260 | $20.77 | 190 |
| Charlotte, NC | $43,160 | $42,070 | $20.75 | 680 |
| Miami, FL | $43,150 | $40,210 | $20.75 | 290 |
| Yuba City, CA | $43,150 | $39,670 | $20.75 | 110 |
| Appleton, WI | $43,100 | $43,610 | $20.72 | 110 |
| Akron, OH | $43,060 | $40,700 | $20.70 | 70 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $43,050 | $40,370 | $20.70 | 290 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $42,880 | $43,140 | $20.62 | 150 |
| Altoona, PA | $42,740 | $43,000 | $20.55 | 30 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $42,700 | $39,430 | $20.53 | 440 |
| Ogden, UT | $42,580 | $39,820 | $20.47 | 160 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $42,550 | $40,440 | $20.46 | 1,250 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $42,210 | $38,100 | $20.29 | 40 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $42,190 | $42,360 | $20.29 | 220 |
| Rockford, IL | $42,120 | $37,700 | $20.25 | 60 |
| Scranton, PA | $42,110 | $38,800 | $20.25 | 90 |
| Green Bay, WI | $42,040 | $44,320 | $20.21 | 250 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $41,960 | $39,110 | $20.17 | 80 |
| Dayton, OH | $41,910 | $40,820 | $20.15 | 80 |
| St. George, UT | $41,860 | $41,390 | $20.13 | 50 |
| Syracuse, NY | $41,840 | $38,570 | $20.12 | 90 |
| Provo, UT | $41,830 | $39,040 | $20.11 | 220 |
| Williamsport, PA | $41,670 | $37,550 | $20.03 | 90 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $41,590 | $37,380 | $19.99 | 370 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $41,390 | $41,090 | $19.90 | 140 |
| Fresno, CA | $41,230 | $39,100 | $19.82 | 130 |
| Augusta, GA | $41,200 | $39,420 | $19.81 | 60 |
| Lexington, KY | $41,140 | $37,270 | $19.78 | 40 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $41,100 | $38,440 | $19.76 | 30 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $41,080 | $38,020 | $19.75 | 60 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $41,070 | $38,650 | $19.74 | 60 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $40,800 | $37,460 | $19.62 | 70 |
| Atlanta, GA | $40,800 | $37,370 | $19.61 | 1,010 |
| Florence, SC | $40,610 | $42,490 | $19.52 | 110 |
| Valdosta, GA | $40,600 | $38,340 | $19.52 | 30 |
| Roanoke, VA | $40,510 | $39,300 | $19.47 | n/a |
| Lewiston, ME | $40,440 | $37,800 | $19.44 | 40 |
| Orlando, FL | $40,230 | $37,410 | $19.34 | 190 |
| Huntsville, AL | $40,180 | $38,010 | $19.32 | 30 |
| Hickory, NC | $40,170 | $38,310 | $19.31 | 720 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $39,980 | $33,860 | $19.22 | 80 |
| Nashville, TN | $39,950 | $40,560 | $19.21 | 460 |
| Kankakee, IL | $39,940 | $37,850 | $19.20 | 110 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $39,880 | $38,290 | $19.18 | 80 |
| Albany, NY | $39,560 | $35,910 | $19.02 | 140 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $39,500 | $37,090 | $18.99 | 90 |
| Little Rock, AR | $39,490 | $35,350 | $18.99 | 80 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $39,480 | $37,550 | $18.98 | 360 |
| Daphne, AL | $39,420 | $38,940 | $18.95 | 80 |
| Raleigh, NC | $39,300 | $37,200 | $18.90 | 160 |
| Erie, PA | $39,170 | $35,360 | $18.83 | 50 |
| Madison, WI | $39,090 | $36,900 | $18.80 | 130 |
| Tucson, AZ | $38,980 | $37,620 | $18.74 | 80 |
| Wichita, KS | $38,910 | $38,110 | $18.71 | 150 |
| Greensboro, NC | $38,810 | $37,560 | $18.66 | 480 |
| Dallas, TX | $38,780 | $39,200 | $18.65 | 620 |
| Asheville, NC | $38,370 | $39,530 | $18.45 | 80 |
| Tampa, FL | $38,300 | $36,720 | $18.41 | 220 |
| Canton, OH | $38,160 | $34,640 | $18.35 | 50 |
| Richmond, VA | $38,020 | $36,790 | $18.28 | 160 |
| Columbia, SC | $37,960 | $38,530 | $18.25 | 190 |
| Lakeland, FL | $37,710 | $35,110 | $18.13 | 90 |
| Memphis, TN | $37,600 | $36,340 | $18.08 | 170 |
| Billings, MT | $37,590 | $37,140 | $18.07 | 30 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $37,580 | $35,910 | $18.07 | 70 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $37,050 | $37,440 | $17.81 | 130 |
| Rapid City, SD | $36,900 | $37,920 | $17.74 | 130 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $36,820 | $35,580 | $17.70 | 70 |
| Logan, UT | $36,820 | $35,390 | $17.70 | 90 |
| Tulsa, OK | $36,780 | $36,210 | $17.68 | 60 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $36,340 | $35,150 | $17.47 | 260 |
| Knoxville, TN | $36,280 | $33,680 | $17.44 | 220 |
| Houston, TX | $36,260 | $35,730 | $17.43 | 380 |
| Florence, AL | $35,640 | $36,060 | $17.14 | 100 |
| Birmingham, AL | $35,370 | $35,480 | $17.01 | 320 |
| San Antonio, TX | $34,990 | $35,700 | $16.82 | 80 |
| Morristown, TN | $33,330 | $31,270 | $16.02 | 150 |
| Longview, TX | $29,710 | $29,270 | $14.28 | 130 |
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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.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-7042.
- U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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