Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Median $43,380
Occupation · SOC 51-7041
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood: pay and where the jobs are
What sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$42,770 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $43,580
- Median hourly wage
- $20.56
- Mean hourly wage
- $20.95
- Employment
- 40,850
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 51-7041.
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How much do sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood make?
The median annual wage for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood was $42,770 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $30,890 and the highest-paid 10% more than $58,170. As an hourly rate, the median is $20.56. About 40,850 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Alaska ($52,680), Washington ($51,940) and Minnesota ($51,330). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Iowa.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,890 | $14.85 | $2,574 | $2,250 |
| 25th percentile | $36,510 | $17.55 | $3,043 | $2,626 |
| Median | $42,770 | $20.56 | $3,564 | $3,045 |
| 75th percentile | $48,620 | $23.37 | $4,052 | $3,437 |
| 90th percentile | $58,170 | $27.97 | $4,848 | $4,077 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood: pay by state
46 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$45,173 take-home in national prices
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$43,782 take-home in national prices
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$43,225 take-home in national prices
Where a median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 100 | $52,680 | $37,550 | $57,870 | $44,245 | $43,225 |
| Washington | 1,720 | $51,940 | $39,730 | $63,180 | $43,193 | $40,363 |
| Minnesota | 500 | $51,330 | $38,830 | $61,200 | $41,231 | $41,807 |
| Connecticut | 110 | $51,150 | $38,380 | $66,300 | $40,960 | $39,533 |
| Oregon | 2,010 | $49,740 | $37,370 | $59,250 | $38,664 | $37,406 |
| Montana | 280 | $49,090 | $42,320 | $57,960 | $40,073 | $42,341 |
| Idaho | 700 | $48,350 | $39,520 | $59,720 | $39,575 | $41,442 |
| Iowa | 240 | $48,090 | $37,230 | $53,500 | $39,645 | $45,173 |
| California | 3,230 | $47,390 | $37,330 | $59,160 | $38,759 | $35,006 |
| Massachusetts | 60 | $47,210 | $43,630 | $75,430 | $37,756 | $35,700 |
| Maryland | 130 | $47,060 | $37,740 | $131,980 | $38,123 | $36,322 |
| Colorado | 350 | $47,030 | $39,110 | $57,980 | $38,401 | $37,263 |
| Nebraska | 140 | $46,970 | $40,040 | $56,190 | $38,663 | $42,910 |
| Louisiana | 500 | $46,610 | $29,810 | $56,870 | $38,619 | $43,782 |
| Illinois | 470 | $46,530 | $33,270 | $70,550 | $37,408 | $37,424 |
| Maine | 730 | $46,210 | $37,230 | $56,590 | $37,617 | $38,760 |
| New Hampshire | 130 | $46,090 | $32,220 | $56,910 | $39,213 | $37,645 |
| Vermont | 230 | $46,040 | $36,820 | $58,870 | $38,065 | $38,858 |
| Ohio | 2,180 | $45,010 | $35,940 | $57,070 | $37,551 | $40,476 |
| New Jersey | 80 | $44,630 | $34,750 | $58,090 | $36,745 | $33,771 |
| Wisconsin | 1,880 | $44,440 | $33,220 | $55,930 | $36,585 | $38,881 |
| Utah | 180 | $43,490 | $36,020 | $55,560 | $35,826 | $36,238 |
| Arizona | 310 | $42,870 | $36,590 | $55,110 | $35,948 | $35,706 |
| Indiana | 1,270 | $42,620 | $34,270 | $58,840 | $35,197 | $37,713 |
| New York | 1,010 | $42,250 | $35,860 | $57,470 | $34,230 | $31,717 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,720 | $40,590 | $31,210 | $57,520 | $33,520 | $34,354 |
| Michigan | 1,510 | $40,260 | $34,920 | $50,550 | $33,069 | $34,369 |
| Georgia | 1,930 | $39,860 | $27,760 | $50,430 | $32,967 | $34,236 |
| Wyoming | 70 | $39,470 | $30,780 | $47,890 | $33,894 | $36,567 |
| Nevada | 170 | $39,350 | $30,560 | $54,760 | $33,798 | $33,805 |
| South Carolina | 810 | $39,300 | $29,070 | $51,750 | $33,274 | $35,493 |
| Tennessee | 1,510 | $39,070 | $30,680 | $49,400 | $33,573 | $36,544 |
| Florida | 740 | $38,280 | $33,330 | $48,710 | $32,938 | $31,851 |
| North Carolina | 2,020 | $38,100 | $29,120 | $53,880 | $31,782 | $33,694 |
| Missouri | 1,380 | $38,030 | $30,630 | $48,670 | $31,887 | $35,111 |
| Alabama | 1,880 | $37,520 | $29,950 | $51,620 | $30,807 | $34,684 |
| South Dakota | 260 | $37,480 | $30,460 | $58,450 | $32,295 | $36,456 |
| Mississippi | 1,910 | $36,960 | $28,320 | $51,450 | $31,131 | $35,802 |
| Kansas | 110 | $36,930 | $28,760 | $50,400 | $30,592 | $33,966 |
| Kentucky | 1,050 | $36,810 | $28,880 | $46,700 | $30,586 | $33,925 |
| Arkansas | 1,240 | $36,740 | $28,180 | $64,850 | $30,829 | $35,461 |
| Texas | 1,680 | $36,740 | $28,550 | $50,300 | $31,701 | $32,662 |
| Oklahoma | 250 | $36,140 | $29,570 | $47,840 | $30,138 | $34,309 |
| Virginia | 1,580 | $35,790 | $30,480 | $47,780 | $29,693 | $29,369 |
| West Virginia | 360 | $35,590 | $27,450 | $58,280 | $29,873 | $33,378 |
| New Mexico | 70 | $34,720 | $29,120 | $64,840 | $29,552 | $32,048 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 51-7041. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.