The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $31,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,630.
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 | $39,410 | 5.10% | 13.50% |
| 2021 | $37,400 | 6.82% | - |
| 2020 | $34,850 | -5.16% | - |
| 2019 | $36,650 | -1.58% | - |
| 2018 | $37,230 | 3.20% | - |
| 2017 | $36,040 | 11.32% | - |
| 2016 | $31,960 | -11.01% | - |
| 2015 | $35,480 | -14.74% | - |
| 2014 | $40,710 | 11.59% | - |
| 2013 | $35,990 | 5.28% | - |
| 2012 | $34,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,410, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Johnstown (median annual salary of $41,540). Compared with Johnstown, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower.