Pay by state · 48 states
Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing Salary by State (2026)
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing earn the most in Washington at $52,980 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $21,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $43,380. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $52,980Washington
- National median
- $43,380BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,840Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
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| 1 | WAWashington | $52,980 | $47,610 | $58,980 | 1,250 | $49,508 |
| 2 | MNMinnesota | $51,540 | $48,720 | $57,980 | 710 | $52,261 |
| 3 | IAIowa | $51,200 | $49,460 | $57,470 | 1,100 | $58,340 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $49,680 | $38,020 | $68,100 | 410 | $45,660 |
| 5 | OROregon | $49,480 | $47,270 | $56,680 | 2,120 | $47,871 |
| 6 | NENebraska | $49,190 | $44,640 | $49,190 | 490 | $54,593 |
| 7 | MIMichigan | $47,680 | $43,320 | $49,040 | 5,250 | $49,555 |
| 8 | LALouisiana | $47,170 | $43,010 | $52,920 | 400 | $53,476 |
| 9 | CTConnecticut | $47,140 | $39,450 | $50,630 | 150 | $45,498 |
| 10 | COColorado | $46,500 | $36,590 | $55,430 | 440 | $45,123 |
| 11 | VTVermont | $46,480 | $42,900 | $49,050 | 200 | $47,449 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $46,470 | $39,020 | $52,000 | 420 | $44,274 |
| 13 | NHNew Hampshire | $46,450 | $40,970 | $49,740 | 440 | $44,593 |
| 14 | MAMassachusetts | $46,430 | $39,130 | $49,730 | 890 | $43,903 |
| 15 | CACalifornia | $46,370 | $39,540 | $49,670 | 3,530 | $41,880 |
| 16 | RIRhode Island | $45,880 | $37,210 | $48,560 | 100 | $44,857 |
| 17 | NDNorth Dakota | $45,820 | $40,850 | $46,630 | 280 | $51,507 |
| 18 | IDIdaho | $45,730 | $39,090 | $48,870 | 830 | $47,888 |
| 19 | MTMontana | $45,610 | $36,120 | $49,770 | 360 | $48,191 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $44,980 | $38,270 | $49,770 | 3,310 | $46,099 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $44,450 | $37,570 | $47,680 | 2,610 | $47,239 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $44,370 | $38,280 | $48,410 | 440 | $45,719 |
| 23 | OHOhio | $43,930 | $36,720 | $50,390 | 2,710 | $47,352 |
| 24 | NYNew York | $43,720 | $38,740 | $54,650 | 1,250 | $40,511 |
| 25 | KSKansas | $43,580 | $35,260 | $48,580 | 470 | $48,386 |
| 26 | MSMississippi | $42,090 | $33,280 | $47,150 | 860 | $48,405 |
| 27 | SCSouth Carolina | $41,990 | $37,270 | $48,390 | 1,660 | $44,790 |
| 28 | SDSouth Dakota | $41,740 | $36,510 | $47,210 | 490 | $47,118 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $41,600 | $37,170 | $47,610 | 3,570 | $44,573 |
| 30 | ILIllinois | $41,360 | $38,290 | $46,220 | 1,820 | $41,377 |
| 31 | NVNevada | $41,090 | $35,110 | $48,210 | 310 | $41,099 |
| 32 | WVWest Virginia | $40,020 | $30,730 | $47,620 | 280 | $44,717 |
| 33 | WYWyoming | $39,930 | $36,400 | $45,000 | 40 | $43,079 |
| 34 | AZArizona | $39,440 | $37,480 | $46,510 | 1,430 | $39,175 |
| 35 | VAVirginia | $39,370 | $36,720 | $45,160 | 1,520 | $38,940 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $39,260 | $37,000 | $46,000 | 1,050 | $39,711 |
| 37 | FLFlorida | $38,740 | $36,910 | $47,540 | 1,840 | $37,461 |
| 38 | NMNew Mexico | $38,650 | $36,360 | $45,910 | 150 | $41,914 |
| 39 | MOMissouri | $38,640 | $36,370 | $45,740 | 940 | $42,547 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $38,080 | $37,110 | $43,440 | 1,320 | $42,236 |
| 41 | NCNorth Carolina | $37,550 | $32,210 | $44,870 | 4,090 | $39,809 |
| 42 | GAGeorgia | $37,380 | $33,280 | $45,250 | 2,280 | $38,819 |
| 43 | ARArkansas | $36,850 | $28,540 | $48,480 | 760 | $42,387 |
| 44 | ALAlabama | $36,750 | $31,800 | $45,390 | 2,580 | $41,374 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $35,990 | $33,640 | $38,840 | 260 | $40,971 |
| 46 | TNTennessee | $35,290 | $31,500 | $40,310 | 1,840 | $38,413 |
| 47 | TXTexas | $33,840 | $28,790 | $39,570 | 2,130 | $34,866 |
| 48 | PRPuerto Rico | $21,840 | $21,840 | $21,840 | N/A | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $52,980, while Iowa leads once prices are taken into account at $58,340.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing at $52,980 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Minnesota ($51,540) and Iowa ($51,200).
Which state pays Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing at $21,840 a year, $31,140 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Iowa first at $58,340 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $51,200. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.