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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Johnson City, TN earns $40,110 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,867 a month.

10th percentile
$31,500
25th percentile
$34,870
Median percentile
$40,110
75th percentile
$43,850
90th percentile
$49,020

Based on 100 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

$34,408 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,110
Federal income tax−$2,633
Social Security + Medicare−$3,068
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,867
Every two weeks$1,323

Does it go far here?

$45,617Median pay in Johnson City, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($939 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Johnson City, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,200
Managers, All Other$78,540
Registered Nurses$77,660
Accountants and Auditors$64,710
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,330
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,180
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,420
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$54,440

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee