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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Morristown, TN earns $39,860 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,851 a month.

10th percentile
$37,080
25th percentile
$37,230
Median percentile
$39,860
75th percentile
$46,270
90th percentile
$62,720

Based on 290 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

$34,208 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,860
Federal income tax−$2,603
Social Security + Medicare−$3,049
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,851
Every two weeks$1,316

Does it go far here?

$46,153Median pay in Morristown, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($873 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Morristown, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,420
Registered Nurses$75,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$67,330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,720
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,890
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$39,710

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