The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $45,780 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,310.
Pay spans roughly $37,610 at the 10th percentile to $77,700 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.01 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $45,780 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.01 |
| 10th percentile | $37,610 |
| 90th percentile | $77,700 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.