The annual salary statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Oshkosh-Neenah 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 | $29,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,800.
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 | $40,410 | 6.21% | 27.67% |
| 2021 | $37,900 | 1.13% | - |
| 2020 | $37,470 | -0.37% | - |
| 2019 | $37,610 | 0.08% | - |
| 2018 | $37,580 | 6.12% | - |
| 2017 | $35,280 | 16.18% | - |
| 2016 | $29,570 | -7.17% | - |
| 2013 | $31,690 | 7.76% | - |
| 2012 | $29,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,410, Oshkosh-Neenah is the second highest paying city for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $44,140). Compared with Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, the median annual salary of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Oshkosh-Neenah is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower.