Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Indiana

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$41,600

Median hourly

$20

Average annual

$43,430

Employed in state

3.6K

The median annual salary for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in Indiana is $41,600, or about $20 an hour. That is 4% lower than the national median.

Pay in Indiana ranges from $35,230 at the 10th percentile to $57,550 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 3.6K people work as woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in the state.

Pay distribution in Indiana

10th$35,230

25th$37,170

Median$41,600

75th$47,610

90th$57,550

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $20.00
Daily: $160
Weekly: $800
Bi-weekly: $1,600
Monthly: $3,467
Annual: $41,600

$41,600 a year is around the 50th percentile for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawings in Indiana. The median is $41,600.

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing — Indiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.90	$35,230
25th percentile	$17.90	$37,170
Median	$20.00	$41,600
75th percentile	$22.90	$47,610
90th percentile	$27.70	$57,550
Average (mean)	$20.90	$43,430
Employment	3,570 people

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay by metro area in Indiana

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,480	400
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$44,790	1.1K
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$44,530	180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$42,860	920
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$40,370	290
Fort Wayne, IN	$39,110	80
Terre Haute, IN	$38,650	60
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$37,380	370

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