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

The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Southwest 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 Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,110
25th Percentile Wage
$21,810
50th Percentile Wage
$25,550
75th Percentile Wage
$31,830
90th Percentile Wage
$38,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Southwest 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 $38,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,110.

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
$25,550
2.90% -14.99%
2016
$24,810
-1.25% -
2014
$25,120
1.11% -
2013
$24,840
-18.28% -
2012
$29,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing Salary in Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area with Other Idaho Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,550, Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Idaho, following city of Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,200). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area is about 43.5 percent (43.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Southeast-Central 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