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

Ranked #44 of 47 · NC

10.5% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $38,990 ≈ $19/hr
Median annual salary $37,550
Employment 4,090

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $30,180P25 $32,210 Median $37,550P75 $44,870P90 $48,120

About 80% of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawings in North Carolina earn between $30,180 and $48,120. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

North Carolina
$38,990
U.S. average
$43,570

The mean woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salary in North Carolina is $38,990, about 10.5% below the U.S. average ($43,570). That works out to roughly $19/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in North Carolina

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $45,430 $43,320 220
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $42,070 $43,160 680
Asheville, NC $39,530 $38,370 80
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,310 $40,170 720
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,730 $37,480 250
Greensboro-High Point, NC $37,560 $38,810 480
Winston-Salem, NC $37,550 $39,480 360
Raleigh-Cary, NC $37,200 $39,300 160

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