Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,350
25th Percentile Wage
$26,480
50th Percentile Wage
$29,810
75th Percentile Wage
$37,660
90th Percentile Wage
$54,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$29,810
-21.34% -25.49%
2013
$36,170
-3.43% -
2012
$37,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,810 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lebanon and 16.5 percent (16.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lebanon
$38,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$38,550
York-Hanover
$37,680
Pittsburgh
$37,360
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,340
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,290
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$37,030
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$36,240
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$36,210
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,870
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$35,760
Lancaster
$35,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$35,130
Altoona
$34,970
Newark-Union
$34,720
Johnstown
$33,410
Reading
$30,910
Erie
$30,070
Williamsport
$29,870
Philadelphia
$29,810
State College
$27,080
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$24,900