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

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Carolina earn the most in Charlotte (average $53,780 a year) and the least in Winston-Salem ($43,000), across the 3 North Carolina metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $49,640 and the median at $48,450 for 510 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $53,220.

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic average salary by city in North Carolina

Charlotte$53,780
Greensboro$44,810
Winston-Salem$43,000

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Charlotte	$53,780	$48,740	$48,730	$43,755	97
Greensboro	$44,810	$46,020	$39,810	$36,906	93
Winston-Salem	$43,000	$46,010	$35,020	$35,524	92

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other states

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city and state

More about pay in North Carolina

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4023.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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