SOC 51-7042 · Logan, UT-ID metro

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Logan, UT

The average salary for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Logan, Utah is $36,820 a year ($17.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,390: half of the 90 people in this job in the Logan, UT-ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,570).

$36,820average per year

$17.70 / hourMedian $35,390Take-home ≈ $30,254

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $45K90th

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

90people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Utah metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing pay range in Logan

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,130 or more. The middle half of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Logan earn between $35,360 and $36,820.

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $45K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,820$3,068$17.70
Median$35,390$2,949$17.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,360$2,947$17.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,820$3,068$17.70

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

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

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Logan earn 12% less than the Utah average ($42,040) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($43,570). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $43,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Logan$36,820$35,390$30,600$45,13090
Utah$42,040$39,260$35,360$49,6801,050
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 Logan

On the average salary of $36,820, a single filer in Logan takes home about $30,254 a year, or $2,521 a month and $1,164 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The Logan, UT-ID metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in ID$30,922$2,577
Working in UT$30,254$2,521

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Logan area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.9), so the average $36,820 buys what about $38,383 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Logan ($46,360). A typical home costs $469,336, or 12.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Logan ranks 5th of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($42,700).

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

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).

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary by city

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

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

$17.70 an hour on average, and $17.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,254 a year ($2,521 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,820. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Logan, UT-ID (30860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.24, this job is 3.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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