SOC 51-7042 · Sheboygan, WI metro

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Sheboygan, WI

The average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is $41,100 a year ($19.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,440: half of the 30 people in this job in the Sheboygan, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,570).

$41,100average per year

$19.76 / hourMedian $38,440Take-home ≈ $34,066

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $60K90th

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

30people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#8 of 9Wisconsin metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay range in Sheboygan

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,390 or more. The middle half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Sheboygan earn between $32,120 and $49,420.

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $60K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,100$3,425$19.76
Median$38,440$3,203$18.48
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,120$2,677$15.44
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,420$4,118$23.76

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

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

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Sheboygan earn 6% less than the Wisconsin average ($43,660) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($43,570). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $43,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sheboygan$41,100$38,440$31,190$60,39030
Wisconsin$43,660$44,450$35,430$55,1702,610
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 Sheboygan

On the average salary of $41,100, a single filer in Sheboygan takes home about $34,066 a year, or $2,839 a month and $1,310 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Sheboygan area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.0), so the average $41,100 buys what about $43,717 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Sheboygan ($51,890). A typical home costs $324,544, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Sheboygan ranks 8th of 9 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Eau Claire pays the most ($48,760).

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

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 Sheboygan: questions

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

$19.76 an hour on average, and $18.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,066 a year ($2,839 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,100.

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

The average here is 6% less 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 Sheboygan, WI (43100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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