SOC 51-7041 · Toledo, OH metro

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary in Toledo, OH

The average salary for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Toledo, Ohio is $42,490 a year ($20.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,580: half of the 50 people in this job in the Toledo, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($43,580).

$42,490average per year

$20.43 / hourMedian $39,580Take-home ≈ $34,532

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#6 of 7Ohio metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood pay range in Toledo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,280 or more. The middle half of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Toledo earn between $39,580 and $46,630.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,490$3,541$20.43
Median$39,580$3,298$19.03
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,580$3,298$19.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,630$3,886$22.42

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood pay in Toledo vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Toledo earn 5% less than the Ohio average ($44,560) and about the same as the U.S. average ($43,580). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $42,770.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Toledo$42,490$39,580$36,690$50,28050
Ohio$44,560$45,010$35,940$57,0702,180
United States$43,580$42,770$30,890$58,17040,850

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary after taxes in Toledo

On the average salary of $42,490, a single filer in Toledo takes home about $34,532 a year, or $2,878 a month and $1,328 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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Is Toledo a good place for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Toledo area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $42,490 buys what about $46,460 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Toledo ($48,220). A typical home costs $203,726, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in other Ohio cities

Toledo ranks 6th of 7 Ohio metro areas for this job; Cleveland pays the most ($48,350).

All Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salaries in Ohio

Highest-paying cities for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

Baltimore, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,870).

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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Toledo: questions

How much do sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood make an hour in Toledo?

$20.43 an hour on average, and $19.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salary in Toledo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood take-home pay in Toledo?

About $34,532 a year ($2,878 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,490. Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

Do sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood earn more in Toledo than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($43,580).

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; area Toledo, OH (45780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.62, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.62).

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