Pay by state · 46 states
Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood Salary by State (2026)
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood earn the most in Alaska at $52,680 a year and the least in New Mexico at $34,720 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $42,770. All 46 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $52,680Alaska
- National median
- $42,770BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $34,720New Mexico
- States reporting
- 46of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $52,680 | $50,160 | $53,460 | 100 | $51,466 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $51,940 | $46,370 | $60,630 | 1,720 | $48,536 |
| 3 | MNMinnesota | $51,330 | $47,050 | $58,390 | 500 | $52,048 |
| 4 | CTConnecticut | $51,150 | $41,430 | $58,270 | 110 | $49,368 |
| 5 | OROregon | $49,740 | $45,190 | $55,380 | 2,010 | $48,123 |
| 6 | MTMontana | $49,090 | $43,130 | $55,820 | 280 | $51,868 |
| 7 | IDIdaho | $48,350 | $42,330 | $57,550 | 700 | $50,631 |
| 8 | IAIowa | $48,090 | $43,420 | $49,510 | 240 | $54,796 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $47,390 | $39,660 | $55,020 | 3,230 | $42,802 |
| 10 | MAMassachusetts | $47,210 | $45,480 | $64,440 | 60 | $44,640 |
| 11 | MDMaryland | $47,060 | $39,800 | $125,830 | 130 | $44,837 |
| 12 | COColorado | $47,030 | $42,090 | $48,600 | 350 | $45,637 |
| 13 | NENebraska | $46,970 | $45,330 | $52,360 | 140 | $52,129 |
| 14 | LALouisiana | $46,610 | $44,180 | $50,330 | 500 | $52,842 |
| 15 | ILIllinois | $46,530 | $38,830 | $64,210 | 470 | $46,550 |
| 16 | MEMaine | $46,210 | $41,570 | $49,880 | 730 | $47,615 |
| 17 | NHNew Hampshire | $46,090 | $37,630 | $50,000 | 130 | $44,247 |
| 18 | VTVermont | $46,040 | $41,290 | $49,610 | 230 | $47,000 |
| 19 | OHOhio | $45,010 | $38,290 | $50,160 | 2,180 | $48,516 |
| 20 | NJNew Jersey | $44,630 | $40,080 | $52,270 | 80 | $41,018 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $44,440 | $35,710 | $47,570 | 1,880 | $47,229 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $43,490 | $37,580 | $45,360 | 180 | $43,990 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $42,870 | $38,570 | $46,640 | 310 | $42,582 |
| 24 | INIndiana | $42,620 | $37,990 | $47,510 | 1,270 | $45,666 |
| 25 | NYNew York | $42,250 | $37,270 | $48,700 | 1,010 | $39,149 |
| 26 | PAPennsylvania | $40,590 | $36,930 | $47,770 | 1,720 | $41,600 |
| 27 | MIMichigan | $40,260 | $37,170 | $47,090 | 1,510 | $41,843 |
| 28 | GAGeorgia | $39,860 | $35,660 | $47,540 | 1,930 | $41,394 |
| 29 | WYWyoming | $39,470 | $34,880 | $44,370 | 70 | $42,582 |
| 30 | NVNevada | $39,350 | $31,380 | $49,350 | 170 | $39,358 |
| 31 | SCSouth Carolina | $39,300 | $36,310 | $47,130 | 810 | $41,920 |
| 32 | TNTennessee | $39,070 | $36,040 | $46,320 | 1,510 | $42,527 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $38,280 | $36,750 | $44,830 | 740 | $37,016 |
| 34 | NCNorth Carolina | $38,100 | $35,080 | $46,860 | 2,020 | $40,392 |
| 35 | MOMissouri | $38,030 | $35,830 | $45,170 | 1,380 | $41,875 |
| 36 | ALAlabama | $37,520 | $35,360 | $44,650 | 1,880 | $42,241 |
| 37 | SDSouth Dakota | $37,480 | $33,920 | $43,680 | 260 | $42,309 |
| 38 | MSMississippi | $36,960 | $32,210 | $46,050 | 1,910 | $42,506 |
| 39 | KSKansas | $36,930 | $33,630 | $42,950 | 110 | $41,002 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $36,810 | $29,490 | $42,730 | 1,050 | $40,828 |
| 41 | ARArkansas | $36,740 | $31,840 | $46,750 | 1,240 | $42,260 |
| 42 | TXTexas | $36,740 | $32,950 | $44,250 | 1,680 | $37,854 |
| 43 | OKOklahoma | $36,140 | $31,160 | $43,300 | 250 | $41,142 |
| 44 | VAVirginia | $35,790 | $31,650 | $41,600 | 1,580 | $35,399 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $35,590 | $27,970 | $46,240 | 360 | $39,767 |
| 46 | NMNew Mexico | $34,720 | $33,280 | $43,580 | 70 | $37,652 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $52,680, while Iowa leads once prices are taken into account at $54,796.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood at $52,680 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($51,940) and Minnesota ($51,330).
Which state pays Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood the least?
New Mexico reports the lowest median for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood at $34,720 a year, $17,960 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Iowa first at $54,796 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,090. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.