Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $27K, rent takes 171.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $3,405/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $600/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders typically earn — is $23K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,683/month.

Local pay runs 29% below the national median — $27K here vs. $39K nationally.

Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $27K median vs. the U.S. average of $39K — that’s -29%.

The median is $27,420 a year, that works out to about $13 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $22,880, and experienced textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders can clear $42,770. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $1,982/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $3,405/month, which eats 171.8% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders salary is worth about $27,420 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.