SOC 51-7041 · Production Occupations

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$42,770

U.S. median hourly wage$20.56

U.S. employment40,850

Nationally, sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood earned a median of $42,770 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 40,850 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska	$52,680	$25.33	100	0.3
Washington	$51,940	$24.97	1,720	0.5
Minnesota	$51,330	$24.68	500	0.2
Connecticut	$51,150	$24.59	110	0.1
Oregon	$49,740	$23.91	2,010	1.0
Montana	$49,090	$23.60	280	0.5
Idaho	$48,350	$23.25	700	0.8
Iowa	$48,090	$23.12	240	0.2
California	$47,390	$22.78	3,230	0.2
Massachusetts	$47,210	$22.70	60	0.0
Maryland	$47,060	$22.63	130	0.0
Colorado	$47,030	$22.61	350	0.1
Nebraska	$46,970	$22.58	140	0.1
Louisiana	$46,610	$22.41	500	0.3
Illinois	$46,530	$22.37	470	0.1
Maine	$46,210	$22.22	730	1.1
New Hampshire	$46,090	$22.16	130	0.2
Vermont	$46,040	$22.14	230	0.8
Ohio	$45,010	$21.64	2,180	0.4
New Jersey	$44,630	$21.46	80	0.0
Wisconsin	$44,440	$21.37	1,880	0.6
Utah	$43,490	$20.91	180	0.1
Arizona	$42,870	$20.61	310	0.1
Indiana	$42,620	$20.49	1,270	0.4
New York	$42,250	$20.31	1,010	0.1
Pennsylvania	$40,590	$19.52	1,720	0.3
Michigan	$40,260	$19.36	1,510	0.3
Georgia	$39,860	$19.16	1,930	0.4
Wyoming	$39,470	$18.98	70	0.3
Nevada	$39,350	$18.92	170	0.1
South Carolina	$39,300	$18.89	810	0.4
Tennessee	$39,070	$18.79	1,510	0.5
Florida	$38,280	$18.40	740	0.1
North Carolina	$38,100	$18.32	2,020	0.4
Missouri	$38,030	$18.29	1,380	0.5
Alabama	$37,520	$18.04	1,880	0.9
South Dakota	$37,480	$18.02	260	0.6
Mississippi	$36,960	$17.77	1,910	1.6
Kansas	$36,930	$17.76	110	0.1
Kentucky	$36,810	$17.70	1,050	0.5
Arkansas	$36,740	$17.66	1,240	1.0
Texas	$36,740	$17.67	1,680	0.1
Oklahoma	$36,140	$17.38	250	0.1
Virginia	$35,790	$17.21	1,580	0.4
West Virginia	$35,590	$17.11	360	0.5
New Mexico	$34,720	$16.69	70	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 141 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Longview-Kelso, WA	$60,100	$28.89	180	4.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$55,280	$26.58	380	0.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$54,340	$26.13	30	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$54,090	$26.01	280	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$51,540	$24.78	40	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$50,720	$24.39	60	0.1
Redding, CA	$50,630	$24.34	160	2.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$50,250	$24.16	80	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$49,820	$23.95	30	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$49,740	$23.91	560	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$49,700	$23.89	50	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$49,610	$23.85	330	0.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$49,310	$23.71	90	1.7
Vallejo, CA	$49,250	$23.68	30	0.2
Medford, OR	$49,230	$23.67	120	1.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,710	$23.42	90	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$48,700	$23.41	250	0.0
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$48,400	$23.27	130	0.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$48,400	$23.27	300	1.9
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$48,350	$23.25	90	1.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$48,300	$23.22	80	0.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$48,210	$23.18	80	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$47,610	$22.89	40	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$47,460	$22.82	420	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,110	$22.65	60	0.3
Salem, OR	$47,050	$22.62	90	0.5
Eau Claire, WI	$46,670	$22.44	40	0.4
Reading, PA	$46,650	$22.43	40	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$46,410	$22.31	40	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,380	$22.30	600	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,370	$22.29	140	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$46,310	$22.27	80	0.2
Reno, NV	$46,310	$22.26	50	0.2
Chico, CA	$46,210	$22.22	50	0.6
Huntsville, AL	$46,100	$22.16	40	0.1
Jackson, TN	$45,850	$22.04	80	0.9
Albany, OR	$45,700	$21.97	100	2.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$45,620	$21.93	160	0.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$45,490	$21.87	230	1.8
Green Bay, WI	$45,480	$21.87	70	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$45,410	$21.83	40	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$45,360	$21.81	320	0.3
Wausau, WI	$45,200	$21.73	110	1.6
Florence, SC	$45,000	$21.63	140	1.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$44,780	$21.53	50	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$44,620	$21.45	90	0.0
Greeley, CO	$44,610	$21.45	40	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$44,520	$21.40	160	0.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$44,410	$21.35	40	0.2
Decatur, AL	$44,360	$21.33	120	1.9
Lancaster, PA	$44,060	$21.18	150	0.6
Boise City, ID	$43,910	$21.11	170	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$43,800	$21.06	430	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$43,800	$21.06	80	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$43,680	$21.00	200	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$43,620	$20.97	190	0.1
Dubuque, IA	$43,600	$20.96	40	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$43,490	$20.91	120	0.1
Columbus, OH	$43,480	$20.91	140	0.1
Bellingham, WA	$43,290	$20.81	110	1.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$42,910	$20.63	80	0.4
Fresno, CA	$42,850	$20.60	80	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$42,240	$20.31	Not published	Not published
Akron, OH	$42,190	$20.28	40	0.1
Sheboygan, WI	$42,040	$20.21	40	0.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$41,950	$20.17	40	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$41,850	$20.12	330	0.6
Rochester, NY	$41,590	$20.00	70	0.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$41,550	$19.97	70	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$41,440	$19.92	80	0.1
Bangor, ME	$41,340	$19.88	70	1.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$40,880	$19.66	180	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$40,800	$19.62	90	0.1
Columbia, SC	$40,620	$19.53	70	0.2
Modesto, CA	$40,600	$19.52	90	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$40,560	$19.50	200	0.3
Idaho Falls, ID	$40,490	$19.47	70	0.8
Utica-Rome, NY	$40,260	$19.36	50	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$40,010	$19.24	280	0.4
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$40,000	$19.23	30	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$40,000	$19.23	130	0.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$39,730	$19.10	30	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$39,690	$19.08	80	0.3
Williamsport, PA	$39,630	$19.05	60	1.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$39,610	$19.05	550	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$39,590	$19.04	170	0.2
Toledo, OH	$39,580	$19.03	50	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$39,570	$19.02	110	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$39,510	$19.00	180	0.0
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$39,370	$18.93	60	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$39,260	$18.87	50	0.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$39,240	$18.87	50	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$39,200	$18.85	120	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$39,110	$18.80	250	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,040	$18.77	70	0.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$38,890	$18.70	50	0.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$38,800	$18.65	80	0.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$38,740	$18.62	80	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$38,650	$18.58	40	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$38,600	$18.56	50	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$38,520	$18.52	130	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$38,460	$18.49	110	0.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$38,280	$18.40	80	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$38,260	$18.40	90	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$38,090	$18.31	70	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$38,080	$18.31	180	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$38,040	$18.29	80	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$37,980	$18.26	70	0.8
Appleton, WI	$37,920	$18.23	80	0.6
Yuba City, CA	$37,910	$18.23	50	0.9
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$37,720	$18.13	40	0.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$37,620	$18.09	420	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$37,570	$18.06	50	0.0
Jackson, MS	$37,470	$18.01	60	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	$37,440	$18.00	30	0.3
Tuscaloosa, AL	$37,440	$18.00	280	2.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$37,370	$17.96	100	0.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$37,330	$17.95	70	1.5
Binghamton, NY	$37,190	$17.88	40	0.4
Columbus, GA-AL	$37,140	$17.85	90	0.8
Burlington, NC	$37,090	$17.83	40	0.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$37,070	$17.82	240	1.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$37,060	$17.82	40	0.5
Morristown, TN	$36,910	$17.75	50	1.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$36,890	$17.74	120	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$36,810	$17.70	40	0.1
Lynchburg, VA	$36,710	$17.65	50	0.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$36,600	$17.60	220	0.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$36,470	$17.54	220	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$36,420	$17.51	110	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$36,250	$17.43	50	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$35,970	$17.29	80	0.2
Richmond, VA	$35,790	$17.21	200	0.3
Goldsboro, NC	$35,660	$17.14	80	2.0
Roanoke, VA	$35,310	$16.98	60	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$34,670	$16.67	70	0.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$34,340	$16.51	70	0.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$31,510	$15.15	Not published	Not published
Rapid City, SD	$30,460	$14.65	Not published	Not published
Longview, TX	$29,120	$14.00	120	1.0
Bend, OR	Not published	Not published	220	2.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.