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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Greensboro, NC

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greensboro-High Point, NC earns $48,630 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,266 a month.

10th percentile
$37,270
25th percentile
$42,370
Median percentile
$48,630
75th percentile
$51,430
90th percentile
$58,960

Based on 280 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

$39,187 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,630
Federal income tax−$3,656
Social Security + Medicare−$3,720
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,067
Monthly take-home$3,266
Every two weeks$1,507

Does it go far here?

$52,366Median pay in Greensboro, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greensboro, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$364,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Financial Managers$159,740
Marketing Managers$151,880
Pharmacists$138,180
Sales Managers$134,760
Managers, All Other$132,890

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina