Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Clarksville, TN
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Clarksville, TN-KY earns $39,770 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,845 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $34,440
- 25th percentile
- $39,770
- Median percentile
- $39,770
- 75th percentile
- $47,790
- 90th percentile
- $50,880
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
$34,135 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $39,770 |
| Federal income tax | −$2,592 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,042 |
| Tennessee income tax (approx.) | −$0 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,845 |
| Every two weeks | $1,313 |
Does it go far here?
$43,729Median pay in Clarksville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.9 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).
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