The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in South Dakota is $38,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,000.
Pay spans roughly $29,570 at the 10th percentile to $48,360 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.32 per hour. An estimated 240 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in South Dakota.
| Median (annual) | $38,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.32 |
| 10th percentile | $29,570 |
| 90th percentile | $48,360 |
| Employment | 240 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.