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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in North Carolina

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in North Carolina earns $45,790 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,086 a month.

10th percentile
$33,280
25th percentile
$38,440
Median percentile
$45,790
75th percentile
$55,450
90th percentile
$69,250

Based on 160 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

$37,026 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,790
Federal income tax−$3,315
Social Security + Medicare−$3,503
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,946
Monthly take-home$3,086
Every two weeks$1,424

Does it go far here?

$48,544Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
40%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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina