Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,620
25th Percentile Wage
$30,900
50th Percentile Wage
$34,650
75th Percentile Wage
$38,430
90th Percentile Wage
$48,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,620.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$34,650
-0.63% 7.01%
2021
$34,870
18.10% -
2020
$28,560
1.93% -
2019
$28,010
-6.25% -
2018
$29,760
-11.69% -
2016
$33,240
10.26% -
2014
$29,830
-0.20% -
2013
$29,890
-7.80% -
2012
$32,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,650 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bern and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New Bern
$36,810
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$35,940
Durham-Chapel Hill
$34,650
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$31,960
Wilmington
$31,890
Asheville
$31,760
Greensboro-High Point
$30,850
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$30,100
Winston-Salem
$29,840
Raleigh-Cary
$29,590
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$29,110
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$28,740
Burlington
$28,260
Goldsboro
$27,230

See also: Top paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina.