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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in North Carolina

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

10th percentile
$31,220
25th percentile
$39,220
Median percentile
$49,210
75th percentile
$61,320
90th percentile
$77,430

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

$39,629 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?

$52,170Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

All milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina