The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $28,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,760.
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 | $29,390 | 12.62% | 29.23% |
| 2020 | $25,680 | 4.87% | - |
| 2019 | $24,430 | 4.91% | - |
| 2018 | $23,230 | 5.04% | - |
| 2017 | $22,060 | 5.71% | - |
| 2012 | $20,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,390, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $36,080). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Lewiston-Auburn is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |