The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,230 | -0.14% | 25.20% |
| 2021 | $36,280 | 15.52% | - |
| 2020 | $30,650 | 10.57% | - |
| 2019 | $27,410 | 6.90% | - |
| 2018 | $25,520 | 4.90% | - |
| 2017 | $24,270 | 4.08% | - |
| 2016 | $23,280 | 1.68% | - |
| 2015 | $22,890 | -14.24% | - |
| 2014 | $26,150 | -6.27% | - |
| 2013 | $27,790 | 2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $27,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,230, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the lowest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Arizona, following city of Lake Havasu City-Kingman (median annual salary of $37,890). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is about 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Lake Havasu City-Kingman.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Tucson | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale |