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

Ranked #35 of 46 · TN

7.1% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $40,480 ≈ $19/hr
Median annual salary $39,070
Employment 1,510

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $30,680P25 $36,040 Median $39,070P75 $46,320P90 $49,400

About 80% of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, woods in Tennessee earn between $30,680 and $49,400. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Tennessee
$40,480
U.S. average
$43,580

The mean sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salary in Tennessee is $40,480, about 7.1% below the U.S. average ($43,580). That works out to roughly $19/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Tennessee

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Jackson, TN $45,850 $45,450 80
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,360 $44,210 320
Chattanooga, TN-GA $44,780 $41,840 50
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $40,560 $41,090 200
Knoxville, TN $40,000 $39,990 130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,860 $40,080 150
Clarksville, TN-KY $37,440 $37,710 30
Morristown, TN $36,910 $37,710 50

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