Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salaries across 46 states

$42,794
National Average (Median)
$52,680
Highest: Alaska
$34,720
Lowest: New Mexico

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

Compare Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$34,720
$52,680

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Alaska
$52,680
#2
Washington
$51,940
#3
Minnesota
$51,330
#4
Connecticut
$51,150
#5
Oregon
$49,740

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary in All 46 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Alaska $52,680 $50,980 100
2 Washington $51,940 $53,150 1,720
3 Minnesota $51,330 $51,610 500
4 Connecticut $51,150 $50,400 110
5 Oregon $49,740 $49,770 2,010
6 Montana $49,090 $50,450 280
7 Idaho $48,350 $49,310 700
8 Iowa $48,090 $46,340 240
9 California $47,390 $47,980 3,230
10 Massachusetts $47,210 $54,170 60
11 Maryland $47,060 $68,060 130
12 Colorado $47,030 $47,420 350
13 Nebraska $46,970 $48,180 140
14 Louisiana $46,610 $45,970 500
15 Illinois $46,530 $50,480 470
16 Maine $46,210 $46,390 730
17 New Hampshire $46,090 $44,580 130
18 Vermont $46,040 $46,530 230
19 Ohio $45,010 $44,560 2,180
20 New Jersey $44,630 $46,010 80
21 Wisconsin $44,440 $43,640 1,880
22 Utah $43,490 $43,360 180
23 Arizona $42,870 $44,920 310
24 Indiana $42,620 $43,640 1,270
25 New York $42,250 $44,470 1,010
26 Pennsylvania $40,590 $43,020 1,720
27 Michigan $40,260 $42,340 1,510
28 Georgia $39,860 $40,570 1,930
29 Wyoming $39,470 $40,310 70
30 Nevada $39,350 $42,730 170
31 South Carolina $39,300 $41,170 810
32 Tennessee $39,070 $40,480 1,510
33 Florida $38,280 $40,740 740
34 North Carolina $38,100 $41,720 2,020
35 Missouri $38,030 $39,660 1,380
36 Alabama $37,520 $39,670 1,880
37 South Dakota $37,480 $39,940 260
38 Mississippi $36,960 $39,570 1,910
39 Kansas $36,930 $38,660 110
40 Kentucky $36,810 $37,320 1,050
41 Arkansas $36,740 $42,480 1,240
42 Texas $36,740 $38,720 1,680
43 Oklahoma $36,140 $38,120 250
44 Virginia $35,790 $37,680 1,580
45 West Virginia $35,590 $37,930 360
46 New Mexico $34,720 $41,380 70

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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