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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Nashville, TN

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $41,210 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,941 a month.

10th percentile
$33,650
25th percentile
$33,650
Median percentile
$41,210
75th percentile
$46,750
90th percentile
$63,890

Based on 120 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

$35,292 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,210
Federal income tax−$2,765
Social Security + Medicare−$3,153
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,941
Every two weeks$1,357

Does it go far here?

$42,776Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,528 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Nashville, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,640
Chief Executives$218,190
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Family Medicine Physicians$211,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,720
Financial Managers$156,860

All milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee