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

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $43,590 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,946 a month.

10th percentile
$35,360
25th percentile
$38,020
Median percentile
$43,590
75th percentile
$50,250
90th percentile
$54,020

Based on 270 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

$35,352 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,590
Federal income tax−$3,051
Social Security + Medicare−$3,335
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,853
Monthly take-home$2,946
Every two weeks$1,360

Does it go far here?

$49,262Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($869 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hickory, NC

JobMedian pay
Industrial Production Managers$124,290
General and Operations Managers$95,640
Industrial Engineers$86,640
Registered Nurses$80,060
Accountants and Auditors$77,490
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,450
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$69,990

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