Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Hickory, NC
The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $41,240 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,797 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $35,880
- 25th percentile
- $37,840
- Median percentile
- $41,240
- 75th percentile
- $46,520
- 90th percentile
- $56,350
Based on 180 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
$33,564 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $41,240 |
| Federal income tax | −$2,769 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,155 |
| North Carolina income tax (approx.) | −$1,753 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,797 |
| Every two weeks | $1,291 |
Does it go far here?
$46,606Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($869 a month, Census ACS).
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All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina