The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Portland-South Portland, ME is $43,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,140.
Pay spans roughly $36,090 at the 10th percentile to $55,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.04 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $43,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,140 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.04 |
| 10th percentile | $36,090 |
| 90th percentile | $55,490 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.