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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Charlotte, NC

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $39,110 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,662 a month.

10th percentile
$30,030
25th percentile
$35,810
Median percentile
$39,110
75th percentile
$47,530
90th percentile
$51,670

Based on 250 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

$31,943 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,110
Federal income tax−$2,513
Social Security + Medicare−$2,992
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,662
Monthly take-home$2,662
Every two weeks$1,229

Does it go far here?

$40,175Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

All sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina