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Average Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Nebraska

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing in Nebraska earn a median annual salary of $49,190, which is +13.4% compared to the national median. There are 490 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Nebraska (state).

$49,190
Nebraska median annual wage
$24/hour median
+13.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $43,380
490
Local employment
0.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.21
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,340
25th
$44,640
Median
$49,190
75th
$49,190
90th
$49,190

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Nebraska, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$54,593
Goods: 94.1%
Services: 75.6%
Rents: 75.2%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $52,980 Compare 1,250
Minnesota $51,540 Compare 710
Iowa $51,200 Compare 1,100
New Jersey $49,680 Compare 410
Oregon $49,480 Compare 2,120
Michigan $47,680 Compare 5,250

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Nebraska

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $646,300 1.48
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $507,770 2.20
Emergency Medicine Physicians $371,880 1.79
Dermatologists $359,580 N/A
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $342,570 1.29
Surgeons, All Other $341,410 1.09
Anesthesiologists $334,210 1.02
Physicians, All Other $290,470 0.52

Nebraska has salary data for 672 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing in Nebraska

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing are projected to change by -1.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 6,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.