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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in West Virginia

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in West Virginia earns $35,590 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,431 a month.

10th percentile
$27,450
25th percentile
$27,970
Median percentile
$35,590
75th percentile
$46,240
90th percentile
$58,280

Based on 360 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

$29,175 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,590
Federal income tax−$2,091
Social Security + Medicare−$2,723
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,602
Monthly take-home$2,431
Every two weeks$1,122

Does it go far here?

$39,767Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Physicians, All Other$258,020
Chief Executives$151,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Pharmacists$133,430
Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

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