Paycheck Atlas

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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Johnson City, TN earns $42,140 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,003 a month.

10th percentile
$33,740
25th percentile
$34,380
Median percentile
$42,140
75th percentile
$48,740
90th percentile
$56,310

Based on 90 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

$36,039 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,140
Federal income tax−$2,877
Social Security + Medicare−$3,224
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,003
Every two weeks$1,386

Does it go far here?

$47,926Median pay in Johnson City, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).
31%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 extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee