Tool and Die Makers Salary in Asheville, NC

Tool and Die Makers pay range in Asheville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,950 or more. The middle half of tool and die makers in Asheville earn between $52,140 and $71,760.

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

Tool and Die Makers pay in Asheville vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Tool and die makers in Asheville earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($60,950) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($66,860). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $64,050.

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

Tool and Die Makers salary after taxes in Asheville

On the average salary of $62,190, a single filer in Asheville takes home about $50,177 a year, or $4,181 a month and $1,930 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Asheville a good place for tool and die makers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Asheville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $62,190 buys what about $64,442 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Asheville ($46,870). A typical home costs $428,742, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tool and Die Makers salary in other North Carolina cities

Asheville ranks 3rd of 7 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Burlington pays the most ($69,750).

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Highest-paying cities for tool and die makers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,510).

Tool and Die Makers salary by city

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