Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in California
Local pay for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-7041
$47,390
median pay, California
3,230
employed in California
+10.8%
vs U.S. median
-0.6%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in California earn between $39,660 and $55,020 a year; the U.S. median is $42,770.
$37,330
P10
$39,660
P25
$47,390
MEDIAN
$55,020
P75
$59,160
P90
Pay by metro in California
$54,340
$50,720
$50,630
$50,250
$49,250
$48,210
$47,460
$46,380
$20k $50k $80k