Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing Salary in Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho

The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,730
25th Percentile Wage
$21,370
50th Percentile Wage
$28,460
75th Percentile Wage
$43,950
90th Percentile Wage
$49,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$28,460
-19.96% 21.50%
2016
$34,140
-0.23% -
2015
$34,220
31.68% -
2014
$23,380
15.95% -
2013
$19,650
-13.69% -
2012
$22,340
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Table 2. Compare Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing Salary in Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area with Other Idaho Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,460 in Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Idaho. In comparison, the annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area is 37.0 percent (37.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
$45,200
Idaho Falls
$42,760
North Idaho nonmetropolitan area
$41,620
Coeur dAlene
$41,130
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
$37,670
Boise City-Nampa
$37,220
Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area
$28,460
Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area
$25,550