SOC 51-6062 · Greensboro-High Point, NC metro

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Greensboro, NC

The average salary for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Greensboro, North Carolina is $40,490 a year ($19.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,940: half of the 150 people in this job in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($39,530).

$40,490average per year

$19.47 / hourMedian $38,940Take-home ≈ $33,607

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

150people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4North Carolina metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Greensboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,300 or more. The middle half of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Greensboro earn between $35,720 and $45,920.

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,490$3,374$19.47
Median$38,940$3,245$18.72
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,720$2,977$17.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,920$3,827$22.08

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Greensboro vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Greensboro earn 5% less than the North Carolina average ($42,510) and about the same as the U.S. average ($39,530). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $38,760.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Greensboro$40,490$38,940$31,020$49,300150
North Carolina$42,510$43,460$30,160$55,290840
United States$39,530$38,760$28,650$49,4209,000

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Greensboro

On the average salary of $40,490, a single filer in Greensboro takes home about $33,607 a year, or $2,801 a month and $1,293 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Greensboro a good place for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Greensboro area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $40,490 buys what about $43,601 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Greensboro ($46,570). A typical home costs $266,370, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other North Carolina cities

Greensboro ranks 2nd of 4 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Hickory pays the most ($48,950).

All Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

Hickory, NC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($48,950).

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city

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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Greensboro: questions

How much do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Greensboro?

$19.47 an hour on average, and $18.72 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Greensboro?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Greensboro?

About $33,607 a year ($2,801 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,490.

Do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Greensboro than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($39,530).

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 51-6062; area Greensboro-High Point, NC (24660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 7.07, this job is 7.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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