Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Clarksville, TN

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Clarksville, TN-KY earns $45,180 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,207 a month.

10th percentile: $31,780
25th percentile: $40,980
Median percentile: $45,180
75th percentile: $47,890
90th percentile: $58,190

Based on 120 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

$38,482 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,180
Federal income tax	−$3,242
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,456
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,207
Every two weeks	$1,480

Does it go far here?

$49,677Median pay in Clarksville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.9 vs 100).

38%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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