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How Much Does a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Make?
A textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender in the US earns a median salary of $38,670 a year, or $18.59 an hour (BLS, May 2025). The average is $40,120, and the middle half earn between $36,420 and $42,940.
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender pay range
What textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders earn at each point of the pay scale. The 10th percentile is a rough guide to starting pay.
| Percentile | A year | An hour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th (lowest 10%) | $31,790 | $15.29 | |
| 25th | $36,420 | $17.51 | |
| Median (50th) | $38,670 | $18.59 | |
| 75th | $42,940 | $20.65 | |
| 90th (top 10%) | $49,420 | $23.76 |
The median is 24% less than the $50,980 median for all US jobs. About 22,020 people work as textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders in the US.
After tax and by period
- A week
- $744
- Every two weeks
- $1,487
- Twice a month
- $1,611
- A month
- $3,223
At the median salary, before tax.
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender salary by state
Sorted by average pay. New Hampshire pays textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders the most, at $53,280 a year on average.
| State | Average | Median | Jobs | After tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $53,280 | $49,190 | 90 | After tax |
| Virginia | $48,900 | $50,770 | 1,530 | After tax |
| Tennessee | $47,660 | $46,720 | 470 | After tax |
| Washington | $46,180 | $47,560 | 250 | After tax |
| New Jersey | $45,130 | $47,230 | 100 | After tax |
| Louisiana | $44,400 | $49,690 | 110 | After tax |
| Mississippi | $43,800 | $37,460 | 80 | After tax |
| Indiana | $43,480 | $40,630 | 230 | After tax |
| California | $43,470 | $43,770 | 360 | After tax |
| Connecticut | $42,880 | $44,020 | 40 | After tax |
| Maine | $41,710 | $40,870 | 100 | After tax |
| Massachusetts | $41,220 | $40,270 | 170 | After tax |
| Ohio | $40,740 | $38,160 | 150 | After tax |
| Illinois | $40,640 | $36,950 | 180 | After tax |
| Alabama | $40,410 | $40,210 | 1,060 | After tax |
| South Carolina | $40,100 | $38,280 | 2,240 | After tax |
| Missouri | $39,960 | $39,350 | – | After tax |
| Rhode Island | $39,310 | $37,400 | 240 | After tax |
| New York | $39,270 | $37,220 | 160 | After tax |
| Georgia | $39,110 | $38,930 | 8,830 | After tax |
| Colorado | $38,090 | $37,540 | 90 | After tax |
| Pennsylvania | $38,050 | $38,830 | 500 | After tax |
| Florida | $37,710 | $36,160 | 70 | After tax |
| Nebraska | $37,610 | $36,760 | 40 | After tax |
| North Carolina | $36,920 | $36,580 | 4,190 | After tax |
| Michigan | $36,300 | $36,540 | 130 | After tax |
A dash means BLS did not publish that figure for the state.
Other production jobs
- Miscellaneous assembler and fabricator $44,650 median
- First-line supervisor of production and operating workers $74,450 median
- Inspector, tester, sorter, sampler, and weigher $48,570 median
- Welder $53,750 median
- Packaging and filling machine operator and tender $43,220 median
- Machinist $58,750 median
- Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assembler $45,850 median
- Baker $37,160 median
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published 2026), for “Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders” (SOC 51-6064). Wages are before tax and leave out self-employed workers. All job salaries
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Job Salaries shows what more than 500 US jobs pay, from nurses and electricians to software developers and truck drivers. Each job has its median and average salary, hourly and monthly pay, the pay range from the lowest-paid 10% to the top 10%, and a table of pay in every state. The figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, the largest survey of US pay, in its latest release.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender make an hour?
The median hourly wage for a textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender is $18.59, and the average is $19.29. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $15.29 an hour and the top 10% over $23.76.
How much does a textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender make a month?
At the median salary of $38,670, a textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender earns about $3,223 a month before tax, or $1,487 every two weeks.
Which state pays textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders the most?
New Hampshire has the highest average pay for a textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender, at $53,280 a year. Next are Virginia and Tennessee. Pay is usually higher where living costs are higher, so compare take-home pay too.
What is the starting salary for a textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender?
The lowest-paid 10% of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders earn less than $31,790 a year, and the lowest 25% less than $36,420. That is a fair guide to starting pay, which depends on the state, the employer and your experience.
How much do the highest-paid textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders make?
The top 10% earn more than $49,420 a year, and the top 25% more than $42,940.
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