Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$39,950

National average

Salary Range

$29,670 – $56,560

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$54,620$42,580$60,410
Missoula, MT$53,750$43,010$53,750
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$51,520$45,460$56,060
Albany, OR$51,410$37,310$63,530
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$51,230$38,930$61,820
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$51,000$42,850$61,200
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$50,800$36,550$54,700
Montgomery, AL$50,690$29,380$62,970
Cleveland, OH$50,480$37,650$53,440
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$50,210$39,400$60,560
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$50,060$44,280$66,960
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$50,040$37,110$55,940
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$50,020$37,500$59,350
Longview-Kelso, WA$49,830$46,650$63,870
St. Cloud, MN$49,710$36,720$59,490
Oregon$49,660$38,030$57,680
Mansfield, OH$49,460$35,100$52,000
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49,450$39,790$60,310
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,450$37,390$56,840
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$49,340$36,050$58,260
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$49,150$38,050$60,710
Canton-Massillon, OH$49,120$33,870$56,560
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$49,020$36,120$60,730
Montana$48,950$39,710$58,030
Minnesota$48,930$38,310$60,270
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$48,860$38,310$58,090
Washington$48,830$38,980$61,200
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$48,780$38,400$78,250
Bend, OR$48,650$42,040$53,350
Idaho$48,630$37,740$60,230
Coeur d'Alene, ID$48,630$40,940$62,130
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$48,090$39,710$54,650
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$48,030$40,780$52,420
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,960$39,920$47,960
Medford, OR$47,910$37,090$56,350
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$47,850$30,050$61,940
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$47,840$39,480$60,470
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,800$37,940$49,480
Iowa$47,740$39,350$49,860
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,740$39,890$48,670
Illinois$47,730$32,980$67,550
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$47,480$38,930$57,700
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,440$37,340$53,640
Massachusetts$47,430$39,200$74,310
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,210$39,540$57,330
Redding, CA$47,130$43,060$55,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$47,090$35,260$52,460
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,920$44,920$56,450
Reading, PA$46,680$35,610$57,240
Colorado$46,550$39,780$57,520
Salem, OR$46,470$32,020$53,610
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$46,070$38,100$54,300
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,050$34,730$57,610
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$45,990$31,760$64,780
Eau Claire, WI$45,970$36,870$60,930
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$45,950$38,910$50,450
Dubuque, IA$45,900$37,290$48,570
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$45,900$30,320$51,410
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$45,780$37,610$77,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,760$39,190$75,660
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$45,620$36,930$61,010
California$45,540$36,250$60,260
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,500$27,480$60,450
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$45,380$35,230$80,640
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$45,270$27,240$71,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$45,250$35,550$77,770
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$45,180$35,550$56,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,020$37,780$50,990
Vermont$44,920$35,940$58,470
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$44,770$34,490$70,290
Binghamton, NY$44,760$36,680$55,070
Ohio$44,710$31,740$57,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$44,600$37,110$55,680
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$44,470$36,480$57,180
Omaha, NE-IA$44,450$39,060$53,760
Alaska$44,390$34,980$58,030
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$44,310$31,310$57,110
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$44,270$37,700$55,210
Stockton-Lodi, CA$44,210$37,030$58,920
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$44,000$31,430$48,880
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$43,830$37,460$58,340
Nebraska$43,800$38,070$52,420
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$43,800$29,990$51,460
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$43,800$41,360$60,750
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$43,800$37,890$57,630
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$43,770$35,820$59,960
Portland-South Portland, ME$43,760$36,090$55,490
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$43,760$35,910$47,440
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$43,680$35,260$55,450
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$43,650$31,340$56,970
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$43,570$31,050$58,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$43,490$34,840$56,170
Florence, SC$43,480$36,020$50,130
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$43,430$33,630$55,380
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$43,330$34,000$57,480
Wisconsin$43,190$35,260$54,520
Louisiana$43,140$29,420$51,490
Baton Rouge, LA$43,140$33,380$63,440
St. Louis, MO-IL$43,060$35,120$58,890
Boise City, ID$42,950$37,820$55,530
Maine$42,900$36,640$50,450
Connecticut$42,870$35,950$57,720
Arizona$42,810$34,150$59,890
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$42,790$29,430$47,540
New Hampshire$42,750$34,850$55,440
Wyoming$42,680$31,760$63,220
Lancaster, PA$42,570$36,100$64,380
Spartanburg, SC$42,470$31,250$47,570
New York$42,370$34,160$66,520
Fresno, CA$42,370$35,770$45,540
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$42,370$32,070$51,740
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$42,180$34,210$60,030
Bellingham, WA$41,930$39,690$56,690
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$41,900$31,830$51,330
New Jersey$41,860$33,620$65,500
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$41,720$33,690$67,470
Decatur, AL$41,720$34,740$50,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$41,600$35,820$60,530
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$41,600$35,510$57,720
Rochester, NY$41,540$33,290$60,660
Burlington, NC$41,150$31,090$51,420
Duluth, MN-WI$41,020$28,930$58,160
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$41,010$36,420$53,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$40,990$34,850$55,440
Pennsylvania$40,980$32,470$51,170
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$40,750$35,490$48,600
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$40,650$31,000$48,320
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$40,590$29,360$54,760
Delaware$40,580$30,510$48,210
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$40,560$33,390$55,340
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$40,490$30,550$50,070
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$40,490$38,170$58,850
Wausau, WI$40,440$33,260$49,130
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$40,440$32,790$49,040
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$40,310$37,980$50,820
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$40,300$29,510$50,940
South Carolina$40,210$30,290$50,760
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$40,200$32,080$49,930
Bangor, ME$40,080$34,130$48,070
Columbus, OH$40,070$34,510$57,320
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,060$35,590$48,320
Columbia, SC$40,060$30,330$48,940
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$40,060$33,880$53,670
Michigan$39,940$30,980$48,170
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$39,830$28,800$66,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$39,810$30,350$51,610
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$39,780$39,780$57,520
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$39,730$31,310$55,800
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$39,710$34,240$58,250
Savannah, GA$39,690$37,600$51,000
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$39,630$30,370$56,020
Kansas City, MO-KS$39,610$33,200$58,720
Joplin, MO-KS$39,590$27,880$47,350
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$39,500$25,800$46,190
Indiana$39,470$30,450$52,350
Bloomington, IN$39,470$30,240$54,490
Pittsburgh, PA$39,400$30,880$49,020
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$39,360$34,720$56,980
York-Hanover, PA$39,350$31,360$47,860
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$39,270$36,480$49,790
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$39,270$23,010$57,670
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$39,100$29,430$49,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$39,060$27,570$43,640
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$39,050$30,790$51,080
Utica-Rome, NY$39,000$36,820$49,270
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$38,880$30,750$57,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$38,750$33,450$51,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$38,700$31,790$48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,690$31,190$56,540
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$38,690$29,630$47,370
Modesto, CA$38,650$36,620$50,200
Missouri$38,610$27,720$46,720
Appleton, WI$38,600$31,390$53,760
Dothan, AL$38,490$28,740$49,690
Syracuse, NY$38,440$32,970$67,190
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$38,390$29,750$46,480
Williamsport, PA$38,380$31,450$46,530
Toledo, OH$38,370$37,160$51,930
Georgia$38,370$28,280$49,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$38,330$36,180$48,480
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$38,300$34,510$46,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$38,230$32,980$64,550
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$38,220$28,860$53,750
Madison, WI$38,210$33,450$55,540
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$38,180$29,570$53,960
Utah$38,170$33,790$50,620
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$38,110$28,610$44,170
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$38,100$32,850$48,360
South Dakota$38,100$29,570$48,360
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,070$29,530$47,330
Ogden, UT$38,050$33,840$50,620
Birmingham, AL$38,050$31,200$54,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,010$29,120$47,040
Knoxville, TN$37,900$26,820$45,470
Florida$37,800$32,050$52,510
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$37,770$29,770$48,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37,680$32,100$66,870
Lynchburg, VA$37,680$29,830$49,890
Port St. Lucie, FL$37,650$35,300$45,460
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$37,650$25,390$57,690
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,610$29,290$50,240
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,560$35,470$50,590
Alabama$37,550$29,820$50,480
Mobile, AL$37,550$29,800$56,370
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$37,520$30,180$49,350
Raleigh-Cary, NC$37,490$28,250$54,300
Anchorage, AK$37,480$34,980$48,530
Salinas, CA$37,470$36,250$41,900
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$37,460$28,810$47,720
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$37,460$29,630$46,020
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$37,440$28,510$45,410
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,430$29,910$63,040
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$37,390$27,940$51,680
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$37,390$29,910$47,250
Kansas$37,350$27,620$48,930
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$37,310$31,880$47,230
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$37,290$30,070$50,450
Chambersburg, PA$37,200$34,150$57,580
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$37,110$30,060$47,220
Green Bay, WI$37,060$31,780$50,170
Tennessee$36,950$27,350$47,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$36,890$35,600$45,450
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$36,870$29,170$44,980
Winston-Salem, NC$36,860$27,020$45,320
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,850$29,020$47,300
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$36,840$18,330$56,830
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$36,820$31,880$44,640
Tuscaloosa, AL$36,800$31,700$50,400
Jefferson City, MO$36,790$31,350$43,120
Fort Wayne, IN$36,710$30,300$46,130
Yuba City, CA$36,680$36,680$47,900
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,620$29,150$47,920
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$36,610$28,170$56,930
Texas$36,520$28,150$46,840
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,520$33,490$44,330
Morristown, TN$36,500$27,420$47,180
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$36,450$25,060$56,680
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,430$33,790$53,700
Richmond, VA$36,360$30,420$49,610
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$36,350$27,810$51,580
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$36,300$25,950$46,950
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$36,290$32,250$46,610
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$36,240$32,030$46,340
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$36,170$29,250$43,620
Arkansas$36,120$27,520$60,950
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$36,090$26,660$46,500
North Carolina$36,060$27,480$51,950
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$36,030$30,890$46,260
Columbus, GA-AL$35,970$30,300$44,670
Kentucky$35,750$28,450$46,890
Roanoke, VA$35,730$29,590$45,380
Virginia$35,730$30,050$48,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$35,730$27,250$45,690
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$35,710$28,090$46,420
Mississippi$35,690$27,250$49,920
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$35,600$29,830$46,970
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$35,520$27,180$47,130
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$35,490$23,750$46,780
Greensboro-High Point, NC$35,450$27,490$48,430
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$35,270$32,500$43,250
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$35,260$27,730$46,450
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$35,260$27,620$46,060
Reno, NV$35,200$30,580$48,200
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$35,000$20,660$48,660
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$34,890$34,890$53,760
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$34,890$29,740$47,640
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$34,670$27,520$62,070
Goldsboro, NC$34,580$22,870$47,170
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$34,560$28,770$48,380
Oklahoma$34,330$27,240$52,920
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$34,220$30,980$44,090
Hattiesburg, MS$34,020$26,700$58,130
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$33,780$30,620$46,490
Texarkana, TX-AR$33,480$28,640$38,280
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$33,280$29,120$46,830
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$33,140$28,450$45,940
Nevada$32,970$29,570$45,360
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$32,790$23,750$47,400
Fort Smith, AR-OK$32,490$30,590$41,390
Jackson, MS$32,190$24,050$49,710
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$32,090$22,660$45,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$31,450$27,340$42,200
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$30,490$23,790$44,920
Oklahoma City, OK$30,140$28,900$43,250
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$30,010$29,570$43,910
West Virginia$28,660$24,300$50,580
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$28,240$26,860$47,060
Longview, TX$28,200$22,750$39,250

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood make?▾

The median annual salary for a Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood is $39,950, with a typical range of $29,670 – $56,560 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood?▾

Entry-level Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood positions typically start around $29,670 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Woods earn the most?▾

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Woods tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.