Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Georgia

$41,560avg. a year
$19.98 an hour · 3,550 employed

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia earn an average of $41,560 a year. That is $840 (2%) more than the U.S. average of $40,720. The best-paying metro area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA at $44,100.

$40,930Median pay
$19.98Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#12Of 25 states

Top-paying Georgia metro areas

Average pay for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders by metro area. Swipe to see all 3.

1820 jobs
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$44,100
$21.20 an hour
2220 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$41,030
$19.73 an hour
31,220 jobs
Dalton, GA
$40,780
$19.61 an hour

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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Georgia, charted

Pay over time

Georgia, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Georgia textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Georgia vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$40,720$19.58
Georgia$41,560$19.98
South Carolina$41,290$19.85
Alabama$39,040$18.77
North Carolina$37,240$17.91
Tennessee$36,090$17.35

Questions and answers

How much do textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders make in Georgia?

The average is $41,560 a year, and the median is $40,930. That is $840 (2%) more than the U.S. average of $40,720.

What is the hourly wage in Georgia?

$19.98 an hour on average; the median is $19.68.

Where in Georgia do they earn the most?

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($44,100), followed by Chattanooga, TN-GA ($41,030). The lowest average among 3 metro areas with data is Dalton, GA ($40,780).

How does Georgia rank?

Georgia ranks #12 of 25 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-6063. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.