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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,850
25th Percentile Wage
$27,050
50th Percentile Wage
$32,970
75th Percentile Wage
$39,950
90th Percentile Wage
$49,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,850.

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
$32,970
13.50% 22.87%
2016
$28,520
0.49% -
2015
$28,380
4.40% -
2014
$27,130
6.82% -
2013
$25,280
-0.59% -
2012
$25,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,970 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$42,630
Rockford
$38,180
Peoria
$37,260
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,850
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$35,970
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$35,080
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$32,970
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,750
Springfield
$24,470