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

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 12 metro areas • Tennessee

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood in Tennessee earn a median salary of $38,245 per year on average across 12 metro and nonmetro areas, -4.3% vs the national median of $39,950. An estimated 1,200 sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood are employed across Tennessee, with salaries ranging from $33,280 to $45,850 depending on location.

$38,245 Avg median salary in Tennessee
$45,850 Highest paying metro
$33,280 Lowest paying metro
1,200 Employed in Tennessee

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      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salaries by city in Tennessee

      Metro area Median salary 25th pct 75th pct Employed
      Jackson, TN $45,850 $42,240 $49,300 80
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $44,780 $36,860 $46,690 50
      Nashville, TN $39,810 $34,510 $43,960 230
      Knoxville, TN $37,900 $30,450 $39,450 130
      Clarksville, TN-KY $37,440 $29,790 $45,460 30
      East Tennessee $37,390 $35,930 $44,820 120
      Kingsport, TN-VA $37,310 $36,700 $45,160 30
      Morristown, TN $36,500 $29,570 $36,920 60
      North Central Tennessee $36,300 $30,240 $37,730 140
      South Central Tennessee $36,290 $35,790 $37,630 90
      West Tennessee $36,090 $29,450 $37,160 150
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $33,280 $30,400 $40,430 90

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