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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Charlotte, NC

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $49,210 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,302 a month.

10th percentile
$38,340
25th percentile
$45,130
Median percentile
$49,210
75th percentile
$59,840
90th percentile
$77,430

Based on 110 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

$39,629 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,210
Federal income tax−$3,725
Social Security + Medicare−$3,765
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,091
Monthly take-home$3,302
Every two weeks$1,524

Does it go far here?

$50,551Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
45%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 milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina