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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Boise City, ID

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Boise City, ID earns $43,910 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,928 a month.

10th percentile
$39,500
25th percentile
$41,590
Median percentile
$43,910
75th percentile
$47,180
90th percentile
$56,510

Based on 170 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

$35,134 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,910
Federal income tax−$3,089
Social Security + Medicare−$3,359
Idaho income tax (approx.)−$2,327
Monthly take-home$2,928
Every two weeks$1,351

Does it go far here?

$44,628Median pay in Boise City, ID is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.4 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,487 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boise City, ID

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$281,440
Chief Executives$172,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,530
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,990
Marketing Managers$159,930
Pharmacists$150,710
Sales Managers$141,440
Physician Assistants$134,800

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