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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in North Carolina

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in North Carolina earns $37,550 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,563 a month.

10th percentile
$30,180
25th percentile
$32,210
Median percentile
$37,550
75th percentile
$44,870
90th percentile
$48,120

Based on 4,090 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

$30,756 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,550
Federal income tax−$2,326
Social Security + Medicare−$2,873
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,596
Monthly take-home$2,563
Every two weeks$1,183

Does it go far here?

$39,809Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
48%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 woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina