Winston-Salem, NC · SOC 51-6091

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers in the Winston-Salem Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Winston-Salem, NC BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$40,580

per year in the Winston-Salem metro

12% below

National Median

$46,350

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$19.51/hr

median hourly

Employment

90

jobs in the Winston-Salem metro

The Winston-Salem pay distribution spans from $35,770 at the 10th percentile to $48,700 at the 90th, a 1.4× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $37,780 and the 75th at $44,580, so half of Winston-Salem-based extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Winston-Salem, NC covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NC estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Winston-Salem Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$35,770
25th$37,780
Median$40,580
75th$44,580
90th$48,700

Top Paying Jobs in Winston-Salem

1. Emergency Medicine Physicians $319,170 2. Radiologists $317,250 3. Family Medicine Physicians $309,990 4. General Internal Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $293,840 5. Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $273,710 6. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $258,750 7. Nurse Anesthetists $216,140 8. Dentists, General $168,700 9. Optometrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $162,540 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers $160,900

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers make in the Winston-Salem metro area?

How much do Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers make in the Winston-Salem metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers in Winston-Salem, NC is $40,580 ($19.51/hour). The salary range spans from $35,770 at the 10th percentile to $48,700 at the 90th percentile.
How does Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers pay in the Winston-Salem metro compare nationally? ▼
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers pay in Winston-Salem, NC is 12% below the national median of $46,350. There are approximately 90 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Winston-Salem, NC wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.