Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Coeur d'Alene, ID

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Coeur d'Alene, ID earns $48,350 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,206 a month.

10th percentile: $40,080
25th percentile: $47,530
Median percentile: $48,350
75th percentile: $60,280
90th percentile: $60,280

Based on 90 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

$38,467 take-home a year

Gross pay	$48,350
Federal income tax	−$3,622
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,699
Idaho income tax (approx.)	−$2,563
Monthly take-home	$3,206
Every two weeks	$1,479

Does it go far here?

$49,190Median pay in Coeur d'Alene, ID is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).

47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,492 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$98,910
General and Operations Managers	$80,270
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,490
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$58,800
Carpenters	$56,160
Construction Laborers	$50,910

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