Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Modesto, CA
The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Modesto, CA earns $40,600 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,663 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $35,770
- 25th percentile
- $37,770
- Median percentile
- $40,600
- 75th percentile
- $48,470
- 90th percentile
- $53,190
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
$31,960 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $40,600 |
| Federal income tax | −$2,692 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,106 |
| California income tax (approx.) | −$2,842 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,663 |
| Every two weeks | $1,229 |
Does it go far here?
$38,998Median pay in Modesto, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.1 vs 100).
61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).
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