The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $38,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,050.
Pay spans roughly $32,980 at the 10th percentile to $64,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.38 per hour. An estimated 400 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $38,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,050 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.38 |
| 10th percentile | $32,980 |
| 90th percentile | $64,550 |
| Employment | 400 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.