The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Grand Rapids-Wyoming 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 | $28,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,720.
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 | $39,810 | 8.09% | 31.93% |
| 2021 | $36,590 | 1.59% | - |
| 2020 | $36,010 | 3.97% | - |
| 2019 | $34,580 | 15.15% | - |
| 2018 | $29,340 | 4.64% | - |
| 2017 | $27,980 | 10.97% | - |
| 2016 | $24,910 | -5.74% | - |
| 2015 | $26,340 | -3.80% | - |
| 2014 | $27,340 | 2.49% | - |
| 2013 | $26,660 | -1.65% | - |
| 2012 | $27,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,810, Grand Rapids-Wyoming is the second highest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Muskegon-Norton Shores (median annual salary of $50,700). Compared with Muskegon-Norton Shores, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower.