The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $29,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,230.
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 | $37,710 | 1.49% | 31.74% |
| 2021 | $37,150 | 6.27% | - |
| 2020 | $34,820 | 3.04% | - |
| 2019 | $33,760 | 7.58% | - |
| 2018 | $31,200 | 5.64% | - |
| 2017 | $29,440 | 2.04% | - |
| 2016 | $28,840 | -3.85% | - |
| 2015 | $29,950 | 3.11% | - |
| 2014 | $29,020 | 3.10% | - |
| 2013 | $28,120 | 8.46% | - |
| 2012 | $25,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,710, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $35,430). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Louisville-Jefferson County is 6.0 percent (6.0%) higher than that in Evansville.
| 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 |