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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Morristown, TN

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Morristown, TN earns $41,810 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,981 a month.

10th percentile
$37,880
25th percentile
$39,260
Median percentile
$41,810
75th percentile
$54,300
90th percentile
$54,300

Based on 30 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

$35,774 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,810
Federal income tax−$2,837
Social Security + Medicare−$3,198
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,981
Every two weeks$1,376

Does it go far here?

$48,411Median pay in Morristown, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
29%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 extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee