The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $27,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,760.
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 | $37,580 | 9.26% | 14.77% |
| 2021 | $34,100 | -0.50% | - |
| 2020 | $34,270 | 1.17% | - |
| 2019 | $33,870 | 5.67% | - |
| 2018 | $31,950 | 3.63% | - |
| 2017 | $30,790 | 3.35% | - |
| 2016 | $29,760 | 5.88% | - |
| 2015 | $28,010 | -4.96% | - |
| 2014 | $29,400 | -11.73% | - |
| 2013 | $32,850 | 2.50% | - |
| 2012 | $32,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,580, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of North Carolina, followed by Burlington (median annual salary $37,180). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Durham-Chapel Hill is 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in Burlington.