The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,890.
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 | $42,630 | 19.26% | 40.30% |
| 2021 | $34,420 | 7.38% | - |
| 2020 | $31,880 | -19.35% | - |
| 2019 | $38,050 | 11.64% | - |
| 2018 | $33,620 | 8.92% | - |
| 2017 | $30,620 | 8.10% | - |
| 2016 | $28,140 | -5.15% | - |
| 2015 | $29,590 | 0.71% | - |
| 2014 | $29,380 | 8.34% | - |
| 2013 | $26,930 | 5.50% | - |
| 2012 | $25,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,630, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Illinois, followed by Rockford (median annual salary $38,180). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 10.4 percent (10.4%) higher than that in Rockford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield |