Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Hickory, NC
The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $53,800 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,593 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $46,460
- 25th percentile
- $48,820
- Median percentile
- $53,800
- 75th percentile
- $56,620
- 90th percentile
- $59,460
Based on 940 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
$43,122 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $53,800 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,276 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,116 |
| North Carolina income tax (approx.) | −$2,287 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,593 |
| Every two weeks | $1,659 |
Does it go far here?
$60,801Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($869 a month, Census ACS).
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All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina