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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Asheville, NC

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Asheville, NC earns $47,750 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,210 a month.

10th percentile
$35,290
25th percentile
$38,270
Median percentile
$47,750
75th percentile
$52,510
90th percentile
$60,060

Based on 110 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

$38,518 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,750
Federal income tax−$3,550
Social Security + Medicare−$3,653
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,029
Monthly take-home$3,210
Every two weeks$1,481

Does it go far here?

$49,479Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

All cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina