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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers salary in Chattanooga, TN

The median extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers in Chattanooga, TN-GA earns $48,900 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,456 a month.

10th percentile
$36,420
25th percentile
$39,010
Median percentile
$48,900
75th percentile
$51,540
90th percentile
$66,480

Based on 200 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

$41,471 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,900
Federal income tax−$3,688
Social Security + Medicare−$3,741
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,456
Every two weeks$1,595

Does it go far here?

$53,464Median pay in Chattanooga, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.5 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,163 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chattanooga, TN

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,980
Financial Managers$151,530
Lawyers$147,640
Pharmacists$132,240
Administrative Services Managers$130,540
Industrial Production Managers$121,670
Sales Managers$118,720
Nurse Practitioners$116,480

All extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee