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

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Washington earns $51,940 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,659 a month.

10th percentile
$39,730
25th percentile
$46,370
Median percentile
$51,940
75th percentile
$60,630
90th percentile
$63,180

Based on 1,720 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

$43,914 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,940
Federal income tax−$4,053
Social Security + Medicare−$3,973
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,659
Every two weeks$1,689

Does it go far here?

$48,536Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

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Chief Executives$339,810
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Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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