Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary in North Carolina

Ranked #30 of 46 · NC

4.3% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $41,720 ≈ $20/hr
Median annual salary $38,100
Employment 2,020

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $29,120P25 $35,080 Median $38,100P75 $46,860P90 $53,880

About 80% of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, woods in North Carolina earn between $29,120 and $53,880. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

North Carolina
$41,720
U.S. average
$43,580

The mean sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salary in North Carolina is $41,720, about 4.3% below the U.S. average ($43,580). That works out to roughly $20/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in North Carolina

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,290 $47,780 520
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $39,370 $41,950 60
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $39,110 $41,580 250
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,340 $38,840 180
Winston-Salem, NC $38,260 $38,370 90
Burlington, NC $37,090 $41,020 40
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $37,070 $38,390 240
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,600 $40,190 220

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