The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $25,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,620.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,480 | 6.65% | 6.71% |
| 2016 | $33,120 | 1.54% | - |
| 2015 | $32,610 | -9.17% | - |
| 2014 | $35,600 | 15.53% | - |
| 2013 | $30,070 | -10.08% | - |
| 2012 | $33,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,480, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the lowest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Massachusetts, following city of Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $39,510). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
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