SOC 51-7042 · Eugene-Springfield, OR metro

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

The average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Eugene, Oregon is $47,560 a year ($22.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,540: half of the 320 people in this job in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($44,268).

$47,560average per year

$22.86 / hourMedian $47,540Take-home ≈ $37,099

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

320people in this job
+7%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 6Oregon metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay range in Eugene

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,630 or more. The middle half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Eugene earn between $40,350 and $51,850.

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,560$3,963$22.87
Median$47,540$3,962$22.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,350$3,362$19.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,850$4,321$24.93

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

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

On the average salary of $47,560, a single filer in Eugene takes home about $37,099 a year, or $3,092 a month and $1,427 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Eugene a good place for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Eugene area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.6), so the average $47,560 buys what about $46,826 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Eugene ($49,680). A typical home costs $459,366, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Eugene ranks 6th of 6 Oregon metro areas for this job; Albany pays the most ($53,640).

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).

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

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

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

$22.86 an hour on average, and $22.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,099 a year ($3,092 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,560. 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 Eugene than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more 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 Eugene-Springfield, OR (21660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 5.19, this job is 5.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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