Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary
The median pay for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in the United States is $42,770 a year. About 40,850 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $30,890
- 25th percentile
- $36,510
- Median percentile
- $42,770
- 75th percentile
- $48,620
- 90th percentile
- $58,170
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $52,680
- Washington $51,940
- Minnesota $51,330
- Connecticut $51,150
- Oregon $49,740
- Montana $49,090
- Idaho $48,350
- Iowa $48,090
- California $47,390
- Massachusetts $47,210
- Maryland $47,060
- Colorado $47,030
- Nebraska $46,970
- Louisiana $46,610
- Illinois $46,530
- Maine $46,210
- New Hampshire $46,090
- Vermont $46,040
- Ohio $45,010
- New Jersey $44,630
- Wisconsin $44,440
- Utah $43,490
- Arizona $42,870
- Indiana $42,620
- New York $42,250
- Pennsylvania $40,590
- Michigan $40,260
- Georgia $39,860
- Wyoming $39,470
- Nevada $39,350
- South Carolina $39,300
- Tennessee $39,070
- Florida $38,280
- North Carolina $38,100
- Missouri $38,030
- Alabama $37,520
- South Dakota $37,480
- Mississippi $36,960
- Kansas $36,930
- Kentucky $36,810
- Arkansas $36,740
- Texas $36,740
- Oklahoma $36,140
- Virginia $35,790
- West Virginia $35,590
- New Mexico $34,720
By metro area
- Longview, WA $60,100
- Seattle, WA $55,280
- Santa Cruz, CA $54,340
- Minneapolis, MN $54,090
- Hartford, CT $51,540
- San Jose, CA $50,720
- Redding, CA $50,630
- Santa Rosa, CA $50,250
- St. Cloud, MN $49,820
- Portland, OR $49,740
- Baton Rouge, LA $49,700
- Cleveland, OH $49,610
- Mount Vernon, WA $49,310
- Vallejo, CA $49,250
- Medford, OR $49,230
- Portland, ME $48,710
- New York, NY $48,700
- Denver, CO $48,400
- Eugene, OR $48,400
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,350
- Baltimore, MD $48,300
- Stockton, CA $48,210
- Omaha, NE $47,610
- Sacramento, CA $47,460
- Lansing, MI $47,110
- Salem, OR $47,050
- Eau Claire, WI $46,670
- Reading, PA $46,650
- Canton, OH $46,410
- Los Angeles, CA $46,380
- Spokane, WA $46,370
- Harrisburg, PA $46,310
- Reno, NV $46,310
- Chico, CA $46,210
- Huntsville, AL $46,100
- Jackson, TN $45,850
- Albany, OR $45,700
- San Francisco, CA $45,620
- Elkhart, IN $45,490
- Green Bay, WI $45,480
- Fort Collins, CO $45,410
- Nashville, TN $45,360
- Wausau, WI $45,200
- Florence, SC $45,000
- Chattanooga, TN $44,780
- Washington, DC $44,620
- Greeley, CO $44,610
- Philadelphia, PA $44,520
- Kiryas Joel, NY $44,410
- Decatur, AL $44,360
- Lancaster, PA $44,060
- Boise City, ID $43,910
- Riverside, CA $43,800
- Salt Lake City, UT $43,800
- Cincinnati, OH $43,680
- Phoenix, AZ $43,620
- Dubuque, IA $43,600
- Pittsburgh, PA $43,490
- Columbus, OH $43,480
- Bellingham, WA $43,290
- Augusta, GA $42,910
- Fresno, CA $42,850
- Akron, OH $42,190
- Sheboygan, WI $42,040
- Dayton, OH $41,950
- Grand Rapids, MI $41,850
- Rochester, NY $41,590
- Fayetteville, AR $41,550
- Jacksonville, FL $41,440
- Bangor, ME $41,340
- Detroit, MI $40,880
- Austin, TX $40,800
- Columbia, SC $40,620
- Modesto, CA $40,600
- Memphis, TN $40,560
- Idaho Falls, ID $40,490
- Utica, NY $40,260
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $40,010
- Daphne, AL $40,000
- Knoxville, TN $40,000
- Gulfport, MS $39,730
- Syracuse, NY $39,690
- Williamsport, PA $39,630
- Atlanta, GA $39,610
- Indianapolis, IN $39,590
- Toledo, OH $39,580
- Milwaukee, WI $39,570
- Chicago, IL $39,510
- Durham, NC $39,370
- Orlando, FL $39,260
- Allentown, PA $39,240
- Kansas City, MO $39,200
- Charlotte, NC $39,110
- Miami, FL $39,040
- Charleston, SC $38,890
- South Bend, IN $38,800
- Sioux Falls, SD $38,740
- York, PA $38,650
- Fort Wayne, IN $38,600
- St. Louis, MO $38,520
- Las Vegas, NV $38,460
- Lakeland, FL $38,280
- Winston, NC $38,260
- Scranton, PA $38,090
- Birmingham, AL $38,080
- Greenville, SC $38,040
- Jefferson City, MO $37,980
- Appleton, WI $37,920
- Yuba City, CA $37,910
- Cape Girardeau, MO $37,720
- Dallas, TX $37,620
- Tampa, FL $37,570
- Jackson, MS $37,470
- Clarksville, TN $37,440
- Tuscaloosa, AL $37,440
- Virginia Beach, VA $37,370
- Lewiston, ME $37,330
- Binghamton, NY $37,190
- Columbus, GA $37,140
- Burlington, NC $37,090