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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $46,380 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,017 a month.

10th percentile
$36,960
25th percentile
$39,450
Median percentile
$46,380
75th percentile
$52,600
90th percentile
$60,120

Based on 600 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

$36,200 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,380
Federal income tax−$3,386
Social Security + Medicare−$3,548
California income tax (approx.)−$3,247
Monthly take-home$3,017
Every two weeks$1,392

Does it go far here?

$40,840Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
68%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

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