The highest-paying states for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $47,450, Montana is the highest paying state for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by Iowa (average annual salary $46,690). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | $47,450 |
$38,620 | 380 |
| 2 | Iowa | $46,690 |
$32,010 | 310 |
| 3 | Washington | $46,110 |
$34,510 | 1,570 |
| 4 | Oregon | $45,860 |
$35,970 | 2,570 |
| 5 | Alaska | $44,940 |
$35,150 | 40 |
| 6 | California | $43,250 |
$32,190 | 1,620 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $43,070 |
$29,440 | 390 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $41,820 |
$31,310 | 120 |
| 9 | Colorado | $41,730 |
$33,070 | 340 |
| 10 | Louisiana | $40,180 |
$21,330 | 900 |
| 11 | Idaho | $39,940 |
$31,860 | 1,180 |
| 12 | New Mexico | $39,790 |
$23,920 | 70 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $38,720 |
$34,890 | 210 |
| 14 | New Jersey | $38,540 |
$31,630 | 130 |
| 15 | Vermont | $38,400 |
$32,380 | 140 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $38,130 |
$31,200 | 30 |
| 17 | Maine | $37,710 |
$31,000 | 540 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | $37,570 |
$26,520 | 250 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $37,370 |
$28,810 | 1,870 |
| 20 | Maryland | $37,150 |
$29,210 | 160 |
| 21 | Nevada | $36,990 |
$28,760 | 50 |
| 22 | Ohio | $36,930 |
$29,630 | 2,280 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $36,840 |
$28,640 | 2,260 |
| 24 | New York | $36,800 |
$29,940 | 1,050 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $36,590 |
$28,740 | 50 |
| 26 | Michigan | $36,430 |
$29,120 | 1,620 |
| 27 | Illinois | $36,410 |
$26,490 | 400 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $36,410 |
$34,170 | 190 |
| 29 | Wyoming | $36,230 |
$29,850 | 80 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | $36,220 |
$32,090 | 230 |
| 31 | Arizona | $36,140 |
$32,160 | 320 |
| 32 | Utah | $35,750 |
$30,180 | 500 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $35,710 |
$27,060 | 1,240 |
| 34 | Indiana | $35,500 |
$29,580 | 2,080 |
| 35 | Alabama | $34,550 |
$27,150 | 2,650 |
| 36 | Texas | $34,460 |
$27,240 | 1,950 |
| 37 | Florida | $33,930 |
$26,160 | 1,100 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $33,860 |
$26,890 | 750 |
| 39 | Hawaii | $33,740 |
$25,400 | 30 |
| 40 | Virginia | $32,720 |
$27,000 | 1,840 |
| 41 | Georgia | $31,950 |
$25,240 | 1,860 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $31,870 |
$24,740 | 1,700 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $31,780 |
$31,230 | 290 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $31,600 |
$26,380 | 1,530 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $31,490 |
$23,890 | 2,010 |
| 46 | Kansas | $31,420 |
$28,120 | 110 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $30,870 |
$21,890 | 2,080 |
| 48 | Missouri | $30,670 |
$27,120 | 1,910 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $26,930 |
$25,190 | 670 |
| 50 | Delaware | $24,100 |
$17,050 | 40 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $21,720 |
$17,680 | 40 |