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

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

Median annual

$38,100

Median hourly

$18

Average annual

$41,720

Employed in state

2.0K

The median annual salary for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in North Carolina is $38,100, or about $18 an hour. That is 11% lower than the national median.

Pay in North Carolina ranges from $29,120 at the 10th percentile to $53,880 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 2.0K people work as sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in the state.

Pay distribution in North Carolina

10th$29,120

25th$35,080

Median$38,100

75th$46,860

90th$53,880

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $18.32
Daily: $147
Weekly: $733
Bi-weekly: $1,465
Monthly: $3,175
Annual: $38,100

$38,100 a year is around the 50th percentile for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Woods in North Carolina. The median is $38,100.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood — North Carolina
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$14.00	$29,120
25th percentile	$16.90	$35,080
Median	$18.30	$38,100
75th percentile	$22.50	$46,860
90th percentile	$25.90	$53,880
Average (mean)	$20.10	$41,720
Employment	2,020 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$39,370	60
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$39,110	250
Winston-Salem, NC	$38,260	90
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$37,370	100
Burlington, NC	$37,090	40
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$37,070	240
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$36,600	220
Goldsboro, NC	$35,660	80

Pay distribution in North Carolina

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

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