Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in North Carolina

Ranked #35 of 43 · NC

8.3% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $48,430 ≈ $23/hr
Median annual salary $47,940
Employment 4,800

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $35,480P25 $38,260 Median $47,940P75 $56,870P90 $63,410

About 80% of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenderss in North Carolina earn between $35,480 and $63,410. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

North Carolina
$48,430
U.S. average
$52,840

The mean paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in North Carolina is $48,430, about 8.3% below the U.S. average ($52,840). That works out to roughly $23/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in North Carolina

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,660 $54,730 620
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,410 $50,840 500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $49,970 $51,720 700
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $48,740 $48,270 600
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,990 $45,620 500
Asheville, NC $46,940 $46,820 150
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,750 $47,300 720
Winston-Salem, NC $38,730 $43,620 550

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