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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Charlotte, NC

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $53,840 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,596 a month.

10th percentile
$39,190
25th percentile
$47,430
Median percentile
$53,840
75th percentile
$61,200
90th percentile
$65,760

Based on 130 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

$43,152 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,840
Federal income tax−$4,281
Social Security + Medicare−$4,119
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,288
Monthly take-home$3,596
Every two weeks$1,660

Does it go far here?

$55,307Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
41%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 lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina