Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in North Carolina

Ranked #19 of 46 · NC

2.4% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $50,690 ≈ $24/hr
Median annual salary $53,330
Employment 2,950

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $38,080P25 $44,470 Median $53,330P75 $56,840P90 $60,390

About 80% of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in North Carolina earn between $38,080 and $60,390. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

North Carolina
$50,690
U.S. average
$49,480

The mean extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in North Carolina is $50,690, about 2.4% above the U.S. average ($49,480). That works out to roughly $24/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in North Carolina

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Greensboro-High Point, NC $60,390 $55,280 430
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,800 $53,430 940
Asheville, NC $50,880 $52,570 170
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $49,450 $50,060 800
Winston-Salem, NC $46,860 $44,880 160
Raleigh-Cary, NC $40,160 $45,150 100
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,600 $41,360 50
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,480 $40,490 160

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