The median annual wage for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $34,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,480.
Pay spans roughly $34,770 at the 10th percentile to $47,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.72 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $34,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.72 |
| 10th percentile | $34,770 |
| 90th percentile | $47,240 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.