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

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Arkansas earn the most in Fayetteville (average $43,820 a year) and the least in Fort Smith ($36,000), across the 3 Arkansas metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood average at $42,480 and the median at $36,740 for 1,240 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $43,580.

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

Fayetteville$43,820
Little Rock$40,550
Fort Smith$36,000

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Fayetteville	$43,820	$41,550	$35,090	$36,255	91
Little Rock	$40,550	$35,970	$34,250	$33,749	89
Fort Smith	$36,000	$34,340	$31,610	$30,262	86

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula. 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

More about pay in Arkansas

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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