The median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $47,620 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,800.
Pay spans roughly $36,500 at the 10th percentile to $57,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.89 per hour. An estimated 360 people work as textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $47,620 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.89 |
| 10th percentile | $36,500 |
| 90th percentile | $57,770 |
| Employment | 360 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.