Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Burlington, NC

The median textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Burlington, NC earns $33,540 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,309 a month.

10th percentile: $28,250
25th percentile: $29,260
Median percentile: $33,540
75th percentile: $36,730
90th percentile: $43,570

Based on 240 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

$27,704 take-home a year

Gross pay	$33,540
Federal income tax	−$1,845
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,566
North Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$1,425
Monthly take-home	$2,309
Every two weeks	$1,066

Does it go far here?

$35,989Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).

46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,250
Registered Nurses	$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$51,000

All textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina