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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Tennessee

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tennessee earns $44,030 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,130 a month.

10th percentile
$35,210
25th percentile
$37,630
Median percentile
$44,030
75th percentile
$46,270
90th percentile
$50,000

Based on 1,260 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,558 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,030
Federal income tax−$3,104
Social Security + Medicare−$3,368
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,130
Every two weeks$1,445

Does it go far here?

$47,926Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

All cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee