Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing Salary in State College, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in State College, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in State College 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 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in State College, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,490
25th Percentile Wage
$28,490
50th Percentile Wage
$36,040
75th Percentile Wage
$43,880
90th Percentile Wage
$46,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in State College, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,490.

Table 2. Compare Woodworking Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing Salary in State College with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,040 in State College is in the middle of salary range for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in State College is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Johnstown and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Johnstown
$41,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$39,410
Lancaster
$38,590
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$38,490
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,320
Pittsburgh
$37,720
Gettysburg
$37,360
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,630
Reading
$36,160
State College
$36,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$36,020
Erie
$35,670
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,890
Altoona
$34,690
Newark-Union
$34,530
York-Hanover
$32,840
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$32,430
Philadelphia
$32,400
Williamsport
$31,920
Lebanon
$30,720
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$30,460
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$29,660
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$28,960

See also: Top paying jobs in State College, Pennsylvania.