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

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$46,530

Median hourly

$22

Average annual

$50,480

Employed in state

470

The median annual salary for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Illinois is $46,530, or about $22 an hour. That is 9% higher than the national median.

Pay in Illinois ranges from $33,270 at the 10th percentile to $70,550 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 470 people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in the state.

Pay distribution in Illinois

10th$33,270

25th$38,830

Median$46,530

75th$64,210

90th$70,550

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.37
Daily: $179
Weekly: $895
Bi-weekly: $1,790
Monthly: $3,878
Annual: $46,530

$46,530 a year is around the 50th percentile for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Woods in Illinois. The median is $46,530.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood — Illinois
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.00	$33,270
25th percentile	$18.70	$38,830
Median	$22.40	$46,530
75th percentile	$30.90	$64,210
90th percentile	$33.90	$70,550
Average (mean)	$24.30	$50,480
Employment	470 people

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood pay by metro area in Illinois

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$39,510	180
St. Louis, MO-IL	$38,520	130
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$37,720	40

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