Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia (NC), the median pay for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $25.26 an hour ($52,530 a year). About 1,210 people work in this job there.

$25.26Median hourly pay

$44,400–$67,660Middle half of workers, yearly

1,210People in this job in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia (NC)

That is 11% higher than the U.S. median ($47,180). It is 11% higher than the North Carolina median ($47,320).

Pay range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia (NC)

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$18.57	$38,620
25% of workers	$21.35	$44,400
Half of workers (median)	$25.26	$52,530
75% of workers	$32.53	$67,660
90% of workers	$32.82	$68,270

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in North Carolina metro areas

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia (this page)	$52,530	1,210
Greensboro-High Point	$52,380	280
Raleigh-Cary	$48,520	600
Durham-Chapel Hill	$46,360	80
Asheville	$45,720	70
Burlington	$45,310	30
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	$44,920	130
Winston-Salem	$44,550	120
Rocky Mount	$40,320	100
Greenville	$35,790	80

North Carolina unemployment rate: 3.5% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
Related work experience most have: 6 months to 1 year (O*NET)
Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: +0.6% over ten years, little or no change · about 11,600 openings a year (BLS)

Related jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia (NC)

Job	Median yearly pay
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$65,530
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,760
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,070
Machinists	$60,210
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,100

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