Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Clarksville, TN

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Clarksville, TN-KY earns $45,560 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,232 a month.

10th percentile: $35,530
25th percentile: $38,650
Median percentile: $45,560
75th percentile: $46,390
90th percentile: $54,040

Based on 310 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

$38,787 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,560
Federal income tax	−$3,287
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,485
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,232
Every two weeks	$1,492

Does it go far here?

$50,095Median pay in Clarksville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.9 vs 100).

37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Clarksville, TN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$79,450
General and Operations Managers	$79,320
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,300
Accountants and Auditors	$72,760
Human Resources Specialists	$65,680
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,030
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,720

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