The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Salem, OR is $46,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,230.
Pay spans roughly $32,020 at the 10th percentile to $53,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.34 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Salem, OR.
| Median (annual) | $46,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.34 |
| 10th percentile | $32,020 |
| 90th percentile | $53,610 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.