SOC 51-7042 · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Provo, UT

The average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Provo, Utah is $41,830 a year ($20.11 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,040: half of the 220 people in this job in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($44,268).

$41,830average per year

$20.11 / hourMedian $39,040Take-home ≈ $33,992

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

220people in this job
-6%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 5Utah metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay range in Provo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,390 or more. The middle half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Provo earn between $36,540 and $45,430.

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,830$3,486$20.11
Median$39,040$3,253$18.77
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,540$3,045$17.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,430$3,786$21.84

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

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

On the average salary of $41,830, a single filer in Provo takes home about $33,992 a year, or $2,833 a month and $1,307 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 (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Provo area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $41,830 buys what about $42,583 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Provo ($48,010). A typical home costs $546,641, or 13.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Provo ranks 4th of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($42,700).

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

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 Provo: questions

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

$20.11 an hour on average, and $18.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,992 a year ($2,833 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,830. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is 6% 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (39340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.86, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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