Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in Wyoming
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,264
after federal, FICA and Wyoming tax
Tax takes
$5,666
14.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,715
Wyoming costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Wyoming — 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
$39,930
Kept after tax
$34,264
Worth in national money
$37,715
State rank
33
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wyoming is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $39,930, ranking 33 of 47 states — about 7.95% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Wyoming, this one sits low: 352 of 433 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Wyoming is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $39,930 the take-home is $34,264; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $37,715 would nationally. The average lands at $39,320, below the middle of the range.
- Wyoming ranks 33 of 47 for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing, with a median of $39,930 — about 7.95% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing occupies position 352 of 433 in Wyoming'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.
- Post-tax income for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Wyoming, on $39,930, is $34,264 — equivalent to $37,715 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $39,320 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,800 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,010 |
| This salary | $39,930 |
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 Wyoming | $34,264 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,264 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,456 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $39,930 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,970 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Wyoming earn under $39,930 and half over. The published range runs $27,800 at the tenth percentile to $46,010 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wyoming's $34,264, worked from $39,930. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 352 of 433.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wyoming, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,715, the adjusted value of that $39,930 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 352 of 433 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Wyoming, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $27,800 to $46,010; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Wyoming take-home of $34,264, on $39,930 for work ranking 352 of 433 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 352 of 433 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wyoming, so $37,715 — the adjusted value of that $39,930 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 352 of 433 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $27,800 at the bottom tenth to $46,010 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Wyoming sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $37,715 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $34,264 survives, because Wyoming levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,800 to $46,010) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Wyoming rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Wyoming's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $37,715 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Wyoming levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $34,264 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.