Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in Michigan

$46,480avg. a year
$22.35 an hour · 5,250 employed

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing in Michigan earn an average of $46,480 a year. That is $2,910 (7%) more than the U.S. average of $43,570. The best-paying metro area is Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI at $47,300.

$47,680Median pay
$22.35Average hourly
+31%Avg. pay since 2020
#15Of 47 states

Top-paying Michigan metro areas

Average pay for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing by metro area. Swipe to see all 7.

12,780 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$47,300
$22.74 an hour
2410 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$46,550
$22.38 an hour
340 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$45,960
$22.10 an hour
450 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$45,450
$21.85 an hour
5180 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$43,400
$20.86 an hour
640 jobs
Niles, MI
$43,280
$20.81 an hour
790 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$39,500
$18.99 an hour

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in Michigan, charted

Pay over time

Michigan, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Michigan woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Michigan vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$43,570$20.95
Michigan$46,480$22.35
Ohio$43,770$21.04
Wisconsin$43,660$20.99
Indiana$43,430$20.88

Questions and answers

How much do woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing make in Michigan?

The average is $46,480 a year, and the median is $47,680. That is $2,910 (7%) more than the U.S. average of $43,570.

What is the hourly wage in Michigan?

$22.35 an hour on average; the median is $22.92.

Where in Michigan do they earn the most?

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ($47,300), followed by Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ($46,550). The lowest average among 7 metro areas with data is Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ($39,500).

How does Michigan rank?

Michigan ranks #15 of 47 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-7042. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.