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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, TN earns $48,250 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,412 a month.

10th percentile
$38,800
25th percentile
$41,620
Median percentile
$48,250
75th percentile
$52,540
90th percentile
$66,720

Based on 150 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

$40,949 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,250
Federal income tax−$3,610
Social Security + Medicare−$3,691
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,412
Every two weeks$1,575

Does it go far here?

$56,418Median pay in Jackson, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.5 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($997 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,040
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,260
Registered Nurses$75,610
Accountants and Auditors$71,980
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,550
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,270
Electricians$60,360
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,700

All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee