SOC 51-7042 · Oklahoma City, OK metro

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Oklahoma City, OK

The average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is $37,580 a year ($18.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,910: half of the 70 people in this job in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,570).

$37,580average per year

$18.07 / hourMedian $35,910Take-home ≈ $31,230

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Oklahoma metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay range in Oklahoma City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,120 or more. The middle half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Oklahoma City earn between $35,070 and $38,840.

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,580$3,132$18.07
Median$35,910$2,992$17.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,070$2,922$16.86
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,840$3,237$18.67

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay in Oklahoma City vs. Oklahoma and the U.S.

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Oklahoma City earn 4% less than the Oklahoma average ($39,140) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($43,570). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $43,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Oklahoma City$37,580$35,910$31,270$50,12070
Oklahoma$39,140$35,990$31,110$61,060260
United States$43,570$43,380$32,110$56,83061,420

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary after taxes in Oklahoma City

On the average salary of $37,580, a single filer in Oklahoma City takes home about $31,230 a year, or $2,602 a month and $1,201 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Oklahoma City a good place for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Oklahoma City area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $37,580 buys what about $41,567 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Oklahoma City ($47,230). A typical home costs $246,872, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in other Oklahoma cities

Oklahoma City ranks 1st of 2 Oklahoma metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

  • Oklahoma City$37,580
  • Tulsa$36,780

All Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salaries in Oklahoma

Highest-paying cities for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing)

Longview, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,100).

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Oklahoma City: questions

How much do woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) make an hour in Oklahoma City?

$18.07 an hour on average, and $17.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) salary in Oklahoma City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,270 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) take-home pay in Oklahoma City?

About $31,230 a year ($2,602 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,580.

Do woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) earn more in Oklahoma City than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,570).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-7042; area Oklahoma City, OK (36420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.25, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.25).

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