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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Asheville, NC

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Asheville, NC earns $45,720 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,081 a month.

10th percentile
$41,390
25th percentile
$44,260
Median percentile
$45,720
75th percentile
$49,890
90th percentile
$65,500

Based on 70 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

$36,973 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,720
Federal income tax−$3,306
Social Security + Medicare−$3,498
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,943
Monthly take-home$3,081
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$47,375Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

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