The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in North Carolina is $36,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,540.
Pay spans roughly $27,480 at the 10th percentile to $51,950 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.34 per hour. An estimated 2,290 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $36,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,540 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.34 |
| 10th percentile | $27,480 |
| 90th percentile | $51,950 |
| Employment | 2,290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.