The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Bowling Green, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Bowling Green 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 | $23,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $28,320 | 6.21% | 22.70% |
| 2020 | $26,560 | 14.04% | - |
| 2019 | $22,830 | -1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $23,280 | -3.14% | - |
| 2013 | $24,010 | 8.83% | - |
| 2012 | $21,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,320, Bowling Green is the lowest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Kentucky, following city of Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $37,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Bowling Green is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |