Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,545
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$8,175
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,027
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$43,720
Kept after tax
$35,545
Worth in national money
$33,027
State rank
24
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $43,720, ranking 24 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in New York, this one sits low: 433 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $43,720 the take-home is $35,545. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $33,027 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $47,270, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York occupies the middle band for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing: a median of $43,720, ranking 24 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing occupies position 433 of 493 in New York's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $35,545 for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing, from $43,720. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,027. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $47,270 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,070 |
| This salary | $43,720 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New York | $35,545 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,309 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,367 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $41,525 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,491 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New York earn less than $43,720. The published range is $35,910 up to $64,070, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $35,545 take-home in New York comes from $43,720. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 433 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,027, the adjusted value of that $43,720 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 433 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,910 to $64,070. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $35,545, from $43,720, assumes a single New York filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 433 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 24 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $33,027 — the adjusted value of that $43,720 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 433 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $47,270 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,910 and the top tenth $64,070, so most people doing this work in New York sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $33,027 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New York then takes its own share, leaving $35,545.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $47,270. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,910 to $64,070) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $33,027 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $35,545 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.