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

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

10th percentile
$39,520
25th percentile
$42,330
Median percentile
$48,350
75th percentile
$57,550
90th percentile
$59,720

Based on 700 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?

$50,631Median pay in Idaho is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,238 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Idaho

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$347,160
Physicians, All Other$299,340
Chief Executives$177,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,970
Computer and Information Systems Managers$162,240
Pharmacists$144,900
Marketing Managers$142,090
Sales Managers$135,350

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