The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in California is $45,540 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,180.
Pay spans roughly $36,250 at the 10th percentile to $60,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.89 per hour. An estimated 2,500 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in California.
| Median (annual) | $45,540 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,180 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.89 |
| 10th percentile | $36,250 |
| 90th percentile | $60,260 |
| Employment | 2,500 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.