Paycheck Atlas

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Charlotte, NC

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $48,120 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,233 a month.

10th percentile
$35,570
25th percentile
$38,610
Median percentile
$48,120
75th percentile
$54,070
90th percentile
$68,210

Based on 680 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

$38,799 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,120
Federal income tax−$3,594
Social Security + Medicare−$3,681
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,045
Monthly take-home$3,233
Every two weeks$1,492

Does it go far here?

$49,431Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

All extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina