The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $18,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $24,510 | 5.39% | 5.39% |
| 2018 | $23,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,510, Shreveport-Bossier City is the lowest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Louisiana, following city of Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $41,920). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Shreveport-Bossier City is 41.5 percent (41.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Monroe | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City |