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

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Utah earns $43,490 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,931 a month.

10th percentile
$36,020
25th percentile
$37,580
Median percentile
$43,490
75th percentile
$45,360
90th percentile
$55,560

Based on 180 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

$35,167 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,490
Federal income tax−$3,039
Social Security + Medicare−$3,327
Utah income tax (approx.)−$1,957
Monthly take-home$2,931
Every two weeks$1,353

Does it go far here?

$43,990Median pay in Utah is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.9 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,496 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Utah

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$297,510
Physicians, All Other$228,060
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$174,590
Chief Executives$171,880
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$168,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,610
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,120
Financial Managers$150,450

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