SOC 51-7042 · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Kiryas Joel, NY

The average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Kiryas Joel, New York is $47,100 a year ($22.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,810: half of the 70 people in this job in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,570).

$47,100average per year

$22.64 / hourMedian $44,810Take-home ≈ $38,039

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
+8%vs U.S. average
#2 of 6New York metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay range in Kiryas Joel

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,410 or more. The middle half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Kiryas Joel earn between $38,480 and $49,830.

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,100$3,925$22.64
Median$44,810$3,734$21.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,480$3,207$18.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,830$4,152$23.96

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in Kiryas Joel vs. New York and the U.S.

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Kiryas Joel earn about the same as the New York average ($47,270) and 8% more than the U.S. average ($43,570). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $43,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kiryas Joel$47,100$44,810$38,280$61,41070
New York$47,270$43,720$35,910$64,0701,250
United States$43,570$43,380$32,110$56,83061,420

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary after taxes in Kiryas Joel

On the average salary of $47,100, a single filer in Kiryas Joel takes home about $38,039 a year, or $3,170 a month and $1,463 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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Is Kiryas Joel a good place for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kiryas Joel area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.4), so the average $47,100 buys what about $43,044 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kiryas Joel ($50,990). A typical home costs $364,400, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in other New York cities

Kiryas Joel ranks 2nd of 6 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($53,260).

All Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salaries in New York

Highest-paying cities for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing)

Longview, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,100).

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

How much do woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) make an hour in Kiryas Joel?

$22.64 an hour on average, and $21.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) salary in Kiryas Joel?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,280 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) take-home pay in Kiryas Joel?

About $38,039 a year ($3,170 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,100. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) earn more in Kiryas Joel than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,570).

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; area Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY (28880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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