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Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in North Carolina

The median drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Carolina earns $46,970 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,160 a month.

10th percentile
$34,630
25th percentile
$40,230
Median percentile
$46,970
75th percentile
$59,680
90th percentile
$74,310

Based on 50 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

$37,924 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,970
Federal income tax−$3,456
Social Security + Medicare−$3,593
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,996
Monthly take-home$3,160
Every two weeks$1,459

Does it go far here?

$49,795Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

All drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina