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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Asheville, NC

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Asheville, NC earns $50,880 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,408 a month.

10th percentile
$47,480
25th percentile
$50,880
Median percentile
$50,880
75th percentile
$56,720
90th percentile
$56,720

Based on 170 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

$40,900 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,880
Federal income tax−$3,926
Social Security + Medicare−$3,892
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,162
Monthly take-home$3,408
Every two weeks$1,573

Does it go far here?

$52,722Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
38%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 extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina