Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary in West Virginia

Ranked #44 of 46 · WV

13% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $37,930 ≈ $18/hr
Median annual salary $35,590
Employment 360

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $27,450P25 $27,970 Median $35,590P75 $46,240P90 $58,280

About 80% of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, woods in West Virginia earn between $27,450 and $58,280. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

West Virginia
$37,930
U.S. average
$43,580

The mean sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salary in West Virginia is $37,930, about 13% below the U.S. average ($43,580). That works out to roughly $18/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in West Virginia

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,790 $39,140 120
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $31,510 $34,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,150 $35,950 150

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