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

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

Median annual

$42,620

Median hourly

$20

Average annual

$43,640

Employed in state

1.3K

The median annual salary for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Indiana is $42,620, or about $20 an hour. That is about the same as the national median.

Pay in Indiana ranges from $34,270 at the 10th percentile to $58,840 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.3K people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in the state.

Pay distribution in Indiana

10th$34,270

25th$37,990

Median$42,620

75th$47,510

90th$58,840

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $20.49
Daily: $164
Weekly: $820
Bi-weekly: $1,639
Monthly: $3,552
Annual: $42,620

$42,620 a year is around the 50th percentile for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Woods in Indiana. The median is $42,620.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood — Indiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.50	$34,270
25th percentile	$18.30	$37,990
Median	$20.50	$42,620
75th percentile	$22.80	$47,510
90th percentile	$28.30	$58,840
Average (mean)	$21.00	$43,640
Employment	1,270 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$45,490	230
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$43,680	200
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$40,010	280
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$39,590	170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$39,510	180
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$38,800	80
Fort Wayne, IN	$38,600	50

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