The annual salary statistics of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bangor, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bangor 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 | $21,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bangor, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $24,170 | -0.87% | 0.79% |
| 2015 | $24,380 | -11.69% | - |
| 2014 | $27,230 | 11.94% | - |
| 2012 | $23,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,170, Bangor is the lowest paying city for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $44,420). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bangor is about 45.6 percent (45.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor |