Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary by location
National median: $42,770 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $60,100 | +40.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $55,280 | +29.2% | 380 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $54,340 | +27.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $54,090 | +26.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $52,680 | +23.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $51,940 | +21.4% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $51,540 | +20.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $51,330 | +20.0% | 500 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $51,150 | +19.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $50,720 | +18.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $50,630 | +18.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $50,250 | +17.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $49,820 | +16.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $49,740 | +16.3% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $49,740 | +16.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $49,700 | +16.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $49,610 | +16.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $49,310 | +15.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $49,250 | +15.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $49,230 | +15.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $49,090 | +14.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $48,710 | +13.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $48,700 | +13.9% | 250 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $48,400 | +13.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $48,400 | +13.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $48,350 | +13.0% | 700 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $48,350 | +13.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $48,300 | +12.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $48,210 | +12.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $48,090 | +12.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $47,610 | +11.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $47,460 | +11.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $47,390 | +10.8% | 3,230 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $47,210 | +10.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $47,110 | +10.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $47,060 | +10.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $47,050 | +10.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $47,030 | +10.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $46,970 | +9.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $46,670 | +9.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $46,650 | +9.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $46,610 | +9.0% | 500 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $46,530 | +8.8% | 470 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $46,410 | +8.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $46,380 | +8.4% | 600 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $46,370 | +8.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $46,310 | +8.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $46,310 | +8.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $46,210 | +8.0% | 730 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $46,210 | +8.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $46,100 | +7.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $46,090 | +7.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $46,040 | +7.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $45,850 | +7.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $45,700 | +6.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $45,620 | +6.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $45,490 | +6.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $45,480 | +6.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $45,410 | +6.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $45,360 | +6.1% | 320 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $45,200 | +5.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $45,010 | +5.2% | 2,180 | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $45,000 | +5.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $44,780 | +4.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $44,630 | +4.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $44,620 | +4.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $44,610 | +4.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $44,520 | +4.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $44,440 | +3.9% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $44,410 | +3.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Decatur, AL | metropolitan | $44,360 | +3.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $44,060 | +3.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $43,910 | +2.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $43,800 | +2.4% | 430 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $43,800 | +2.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $43,680 | +2.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $43,620 | +2.0% | 190 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $43,600 | +1.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $43,490 | +1.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $43,490 | +1.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $43,480 | +1.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $43,290 | +1.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $42,910 | +0.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $42,870 | +0.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $42,850 | +0.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $42,620 | −0.4% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $42,250 | −1.2% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $42,240 | −1.2% | — | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $42,190 | −1.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $42,040 | −1.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $41,950 | −1.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $41,850 | −2.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $41,590 | −2.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $41,550 | −2.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $41,440 | −3.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $41,340 | −3.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $40,880 | −4.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $40,800 | −4.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $40,620 | −5.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $40,600 | −5.1% | 90 | 2025 |