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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Durham, NC

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earns $48,410 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,252 a month.

10th percentile
$36,430
25th percentile
$42,950
Median percentile
$48,410
75th percentile
$56,710
90th percentile
$66,820

Based on 80 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

$39,020 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,410
Federal income tax−$3,629
Social Security + Medicare−$3,703
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,057
Monthly take-home$3,252
Every two weeks$1,501

Does it go far here?

$49,615Median pay in Durham, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,466 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Durham, NC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$190,370
Natural Sciences Managers$183,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190
Marketing Managers$175,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,480
Financial Managers$165,470
Human Resources Managers$160,580
Managers, All Other$152,090

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