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

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rocky Mount, NC earns $40,320 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,739 a month.

10th percentile
$40,320
25th percentile
$40,320
Median percentile
$40,320
75th percentile
$43,280
90th percentile
$43,280

Based on 100 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

$32,864 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,320
Federal income tax−$2,658
Social Security + Medicare−$3,084
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,714
Monthly take-home$2,739
Every two weeks$1,264

Does it go far here?

$45,812Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,610
Registered Nurses$82,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,840

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