The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $37,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,220.
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 | $44,140 | -0.27% | 19.80% |
| 2021 | $44,260 | 17.78% | - |
| 2020 | $36,390 | -0.85% | - |
| 2019 | $36,700 | -2.62% | - |
| 2018 | $37,660 | 2.71% | - |
| 2017 | $36,640 | 8.65% | - |
| 2016 | $33,470 | 8.60% | - |
| 2015 | $30,590 | -6.31% | - |
| 2014 | $32,520 | -9.75% | - |
| 2013 | $35,690 | 0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $35,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,140, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the highest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Wisconsin, followed by Oshkosh-Neenah (median annual salary $40,410). In comparison, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in Oshkosh-Neenah.