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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Charlotte, NC

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $48,220 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,240 a month.

10th percentile
$37,590
25th percentile
$44,650
Median percentile
$48,220
75th percentile
$66,040
90th percentile
$71,770

Based on 1,790 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,875 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,220
Federal income tax−$3,606
Social Security + Medicare−$3,689
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,049
Monthly take-home$3,240
Every two weeks$1,495

Does it go far here?

$49,534Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

All coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina