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

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Colorado earn the most in Denver (average $49,310 a year) and the least in Fort Collins ($44,510), across the 3 Colorado metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood average at $47,420 and the median at $47,030 for 350 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $43,580.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood average salary by city in Colorado

Denver$49,310
Greeley$46,140
Fort Collins$44,510

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Denver	$49,310	$48,400	$47,680	$40,339	106
Greeley	$46,140	$44,610	$40,330	$37,932	100
Fort Collins	$44,510	$45,410	$41,120	$36,694	101

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in other states

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-7041.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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