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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Bellingham, WA

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Bellingham, WA earns $43,290 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,080 a month.

10th percentile
$39,360
25th percentile
$43,290
Median percentile
$43,290
75th percentile
$50,400
90th percentile
$59,590

Based on 110 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,964 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,290
Federal income tax−$3,015
Social Security + Medicare−$3,312
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,080
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$41,893Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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