SOC 51-7042 · Canton-Massillon, OH metro

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Canton, OH

The average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Canton, Ohio is $38,160 a year ($18.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,640: half of the 50 people in this job in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($44,268).

$38,160average per year

$18.35 / hourMedian $34,640Take-home ≈ $31,287

  • $34K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 6Ohio metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay range in Canton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,250 or more. The middle half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Canton earn between $34,640 and $43,170.

  • $34K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,160$3,180$18.35
Median$34,640$2,887$16.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,640$2,887$16.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,170$3,598$20.75

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

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

On the average salary of $38,160, a single filer in Canton takes home about $31,287 a year, or $2,607 a month and $1,203 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Canton area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $38,160 buys what about $42,682 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Canton ($45,810). A typical home costs $218,776, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Canton ranks 6th of 6 Ohio metro areas for this job; Cleveland pays the most ($44,560).

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

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 Canton: questions

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

$18.35 an hour on average, and $16.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,287 a year ($2,607 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,160. Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($44,268).

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 Canton-Massillon, OH (15940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. 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 (2026 rules). Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.72, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.72).

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