SOC 51-7042 · Albany, OR metro

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Albany, OR

The average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Albany, Oregon is $53,640 a year ($25.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,180: half of the 110 people in this job in the Albany, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,570).

$53,640average per year

$25.79 / hourMedian $56,180Take-home ≈ $41,516

  • $39K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $62K90th

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

110people in this job
+23%vs U.S. average
#1 of 6Oregon metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,800 or more. The middle half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Albany earn between $47,980 and $58,880.

  • $39K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,640$4,470$25.79
Median$56,180$4,682$27.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,980$3,998$23.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,880$4,907$28.31

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

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in Albany vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Albany earn 6% more than the Oregon average ($50,740) and 23% more than the U.S. average ($43,570). At the median the gap is +30% against the U.S. median of $43,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Albany$53,640$56,180$38,550$61,800110
Oregon$50,740$49,480$39,690$59,4402,120
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 Albany

On the average salary of $53,640, a single filer in Albany takes home about $41,516 a year, or $3,460 a month and $1,597 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Albany area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.1), so the average $53,640 buys what about $52,537 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($49,700). A typical home costs $412,810, 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 Oregon cities

Albany ranks 1st of 6 Oregon metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 Albany: questions

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

$25.79 an hour on average, and $27.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,980, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,516 a year ($3,460 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,640. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

The average here is 23% 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 Albany, OR (10540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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: 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 (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 5.90, this job is 5.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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