Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary in California

Ranked #12 of 46 · CA

10.1% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $47,980 ≈ $23/hr
Median annual salary $47,390
Employment 3,230

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $37,330P25 $39,660 Median $47,390P75 $55,020P90 $59,160

About 80% of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, woods in California earn between $37,330 and $59,160. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

California
$47,980
U.S. average
$43,580

The mean sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salary in California is $47,980, about 10.1% above the U.S. average ($43,580). That works out to roughly $23/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in California

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,200 $54,070 220
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $54,340 $56,260 30
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,720 $54,030 60
Redding, CA $50,630 $49,030 160
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $50,250 $51,070 80
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,440 $50,170 210
Vallejo, CA $49,250 $50,960 30
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,210 $49,270 80

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