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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Hickory, NC

The median textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $48,640 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,266 a month.

10th percentile
$36,920
25th percentile
$44,270
Median percentile
$48,640
75th percentile
$55,290
90th percentile
$59,340

Based on 270 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

$39,195 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,640
Federal income tax−$3,657
Social Security + Medicare−$3,721
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,067
Monthly take-home$3,266
Every two weeks$1,508

Does it go far here?

$54,969Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($869 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hickory, NC

JobMedian pay
Industrial Production Managers$124,290
General and Operations Managers$95,640
Industrial Engineers$86,640
Registered Nurses$80,060
Accountants and Auditors$77,490
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,450
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$69,990

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