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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders earn the most in Kingsport, TN (average $46,970 a year), followed by New York, NY ($45,960) and Cincinnati, OH ($45,690), among the 20 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $40,120 and the median $38,670, for 22,020 workers (May 2025).

$40,120U.S. average
$47Khighest: Kingsport, TN
$36Klowest: Hickory, NC
20metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Kingsport, TN$46,970
New York, NY$45,960
Cincinnati, OH$45,690
Los Angeles, CA$42,640
Atlanta, GA$42,440
Chattanooga, TN$42,060
Scranton, PA$40,950
Lewiston, ME$40,710
Columbia, SC$40,280
Greenville, SC$39,600
Providence, RI$39,580
Miami, FL$39,340
Spartanburg, SC$39,340
Dalton, GA$38,380
Charlotte, NC$38,060
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by state

New Hampshire pays textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders the most statewide, $53,280 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
New Hampshire$53,280$49,190900n/an/a
Virginia$48,900$50,7701,5300n/an/a
Tennessee$47,660$46,7204702$46,970$42,060
Washington$46,180$47,5602500n/an/a
New Jersey$45,130$47,2301000n/an/a
Louisiana$44,400$49,6901100n/an/a
Mississippi$43,800$37,460800n/an/a
Indiana$43,480$40,6302300n/an/a
California$43,470$43,7703601$42,640$42,640
Connecticut$42,880$44,020400n/an/a
Maine$41,710$40,8701001$40,710$40,710
Massachusetts$41,220$40,2701700n/an/a
Ohio$40,740$38,1601501$45,690$45,690
Illinois$40,640$36,9501800n/an/a
Alabama$40,410$40,2101,0600n/an/a
South Carolina$40,100$38,2802,2403$40,280$39,340
Missouri$39,960$39,350n/a0n/an/a
Rhode Island$39,310$37,4002401$39,580$39,580
New York$39,270$37,2201601$45,960$45,960
Georgia$39,110$38,9308,8302$42,440$38,380
Colorado$38,090$37,540900n/an/a
Pennsylvania$38,050$38,8305002$40,950$37,060
Florida$37,710$36,160701$39,340$39,340
Nebraska$37,610$36,760400n/an/a
North Carolina$36,920$36,5804,1905$38,060$35,780
Michigan$36,300$36,5401300n/an/a
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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Kingsport, TN$46,970$47,750$22.58250
New York, NY$45,960$47,230$22.09100
Cincinnati, OH$45,690$54,350$21.9760
Los Angeles, CA$42,640$43,330$20.50230
Atlanta, GA$42,440$43,870$20.411,110
Chattanooga, TN$42,060$40,140$20.22510
Scranton, PA$40,950$42,870$19.6950
Lewiston, ME$40,710$40,420$19.5740
Columbia, SC$40,280$36,320$19.36140
Greenville, SC$39,600$38,280$19.04430
Providence, RI$39,580$38,350$19.03320
Miami, FL$39,340$39,400$18.9130
Spartanburg, SC$39,340$36,700$18.91210
Dalton, GA$38,380$38,670$18.453,370
Charlotte, NC$38,060$36,800$18.301,270
Winston-Salem, NC$37,750$37,070$18.15780
Philadelphia, PA$37,060$34,270$17.82120
Greensboro, NC$36,510$37,290$17.55620
Burlington, NC$35,830$35,980$17.23170
Hickory, NC$35,780$34,940$17.20300

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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary: questions

Where do textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders make the most money?

In Kingsport, TN, with an average of $46,970 a year, among the 20 metro areas we cover.

What is the average textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in the U.S.?

$40,120 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $38,670, so half of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more than that and half less.

What salary should textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders nationwide earn between $36,420 (25th percentile) and $42,940 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders the most?

New Hampshire, with a statewide average of $53,280 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders pay the lowest?

Hickory, NC, at $35,780 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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