The median annual wage for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $37,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,120.
Pay spans roughly $30,070 at the 10th percentile to $50,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.93 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
| Median (annual) | $37,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.93 |
| 10th percentile | $30,070 |
| 90th percentile | $50,450 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.