The median annual wage for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers in North Carolina is $44,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,730.
Pay spans roughly $34,770 at the 10th percentile to $59,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.47 per hour. An estimated 2,530 people work as extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $44,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.47 |
| 10th percentile | $34,770 |
| 90th percentile | $59,450 |
| Employment | 2,530 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.