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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Chattanooga, TN

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chattanooga, TN-GA earns $57,800 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,052 a month.

10th percentile
$40,610
25th percentile
$41,010
Median percentile
$57,800
75th percentile
$59,210
90th percentile
$59,210

Based on 40 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

$48,622 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,800
Federal income tax−$4,756
Social Security + Medicare−$4,422
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,052
Every two weeks$1,870

Does it go far here?

$63,194Median pay in Chattanooga, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.5 vs 100).
29%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 heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee