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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Georgia

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Georgia earns $39,860 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,678 a month.

10th percentile
$27,760
25th percentile
$35,660
Median percentile
$39,860
75th percentile
$47,540
90th percentile
$50,430

Based on 1,930 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

$32,139 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,860
Federal income tax−$2,603
Social Security + Medicare−$3,049
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,069
Monthly take-home$2,678
Every two weeks$1,236

Does it go far here?

$41,394Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
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General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

All sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia