The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $24,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,130.
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 | $24,380 | 4.14% | 6.15% |
| 2021 | $23,370 | -1.80% | - |
| 2020 | $23,790 | -0.29% | - |
| 2019 | $23,860 | 4.02% | - |
| 2018 | $22,900 | -3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $23,620 | 3.13% | - |
| 2016 | $22,880 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $22,230 | -2.92% | - |
| 2012 | $22,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,380, Staunton-Waynesboro is the lowest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Virginia, following city of Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $39,090). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Staunton-Waynesboro is about 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.