The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $35,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $36,350.
Pay spans roughly $27,250 at the 10th percentile to $45,690 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.18 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $35,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $36,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.18 |
| 10th percentile | $27,250 |
| 90th percentile | $45,690 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.