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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in North Carolina

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in North Carolina earns $47,940 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,222 a month.

10th percentile
$35,480
25th percentile
$38,260
Median percentile
$47,940
75th percentile
$56,870
90th percentile
$63,410

Based on 4,800 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

$38,662 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,940
Federal income tax−$3,573
Social Security + Medicare−$3,667
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,037
Monthly take-home$3,222
Every two weeks$1,487

Does it go far here?

$50,824Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
38%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 paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina