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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in North Carolina

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Carolina earns $41,630 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,822 a month.

10th percentile
$31,370
25th percentile
$36,150
Median percentile
$41,630
75th percentile
$49,440
90th percentile
$59,170

Based on 7,570 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

$33,860 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,630
Federal income tax−$2,816
Social Security + Medicare−$3,185
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,769
Monthly take-home$2,822
Every two weeks$1,302

Does it go far here?

$44,134Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
44%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina