Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers salary in Hickory, NC
The median extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $35,890 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,458 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $35,890
- 25th percentile
- $35,890
- Median percentile
- $35,890
- 75th percentile
- $38,020
- 90th percentile
- $47,000
Based on 190 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
$29,492 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $35,890 |
| Federal income tax | −$2,127 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$2,746 |
| North Carolina income tax (approx.) | −$1,525 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,458 |
| Every two weeks | $1,134 |
Does it go far here?
$40,560Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($869 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Hickory, NC
All extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina