SOC 51-7041 · Idaho

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

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Idaho earn the most in Coeur d'Alene (average $51,630 a year) and the least in Idaho Falls ($42,190), across the 3 Idaho metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood average at $49,310 and the median at $48,350 for 700 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $43,580.

$52Khighest: Coeur d'Alene
$42Klowest: Idaho Falls
330jobs in these metros
3metro areas
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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood average salary by city in Idaho

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

CityAverageMedian25th pct.Take-home*Cost of living
Coeur d'Alene$51,630$48,350$47,530$42,03798
Boise$45,400$43,910$41,590$37,36198
Idaho Falls$42,190$40,490$40,490$34,95294

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025). Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

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

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