The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $20,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $23,930 | 3.84% | -31.17% |
| 2018 | $23,010 | -1.78% | - |
| 2017 | $23,420 | -34.03% | - |
| 2016 | $31,390 | -10.93% | - |
| 2015 | $34,820 | 9.85% | - |
| 2012 | $31,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,930, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the lowest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of South Carolina, following city of Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary of $39,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 38.9 percent (38.9%) lower than that in the highest paying city Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville.