Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in North Carolina

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 15 metro areas • North Carolina

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina earn a median salary of $42,945 per year on average across 15 metro and nonmetro areas, -5.8% vs the national median of $45,590. An estimated 3,990 cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are employed across North Carolina, with salaries ranging from $37,240 to $67,180 depending on location.

$42,945 Avg median salary in North Carolina
$67,180 Highest paying metro
$37,240 Lowest paying metro
3,990 Employed in North Carolina

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      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries by city in North Carolina

      Metro areaMedian salary25th pct75th pctEmployed
      Fayetteville, NC$67,180$39,280$75,89080
      Winston, NC$47,340$39,110$64,850450
      Charlotte, NC-SC$46,010$39,280$54,8701,290
      Raleigh, NC$44,500$37,780$49,970220
      Durham, NC$44,130$39,670$48,850110
      Burlington, NC$43,320$37,900$45,88070
      Eastern North Carolina$40,710$37,030$47,870200
      Greensboro, NC$40,270$37,440$46,420350
      Wilmington, NC$40,240$37,500$46,82050
      Western North Carolina$39,210$36,620$43,700330
      Hickory, NC$38,940$35,190$46,110230
      Rocky Mount, NC$38,910$34,790$46,85080
      Asheville, NC$38,790$36,830$48,670140
      Goldsboro, NC$37,390$37,390$45,44080
      Central North Carolina$37,240$36,090$43,640310

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