The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $31,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,130.
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 | $36,760 | 3.67% | 11.97% |
| 2021 | $35,410 | -2.26% | - |
| 2020 | $36,210 | 6.60% | - |
| 2019 | $33,820 | 0.47% | - |
| 2018 | $33,660 | 5.17% | - |
| 2017 | $31,920 | 10.75% | - |
| 2016 | $28,490 | -8.60% | - |
| 2015 | $30,940 | 5.43% | - |
| 2014 | $29,260 | -16.20% | - |
| 2013 | $34,000 | 4.82% | - |
| 2012 | $32,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,760, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Tennessee, followed by Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $36,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Memphis | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville | |
| Morristown | |
| Johnson City | |
| Cleveland |