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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Jackson, TN

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, TN earns $37,400 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,686 a month.

10th percentile
$30,690
25th percentile
$34,110
Median percentile
$37,400
75th percentile
$45,100
90th percentile
$60,540

Based on 100 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

$32,231 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,400
Federal income tax−$2,308
Social Security + Medicare−$2,861
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,686
Every two weeks$1,240

Does it go far here?

$43,731Median pay in Jackson, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.5 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($997 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,040
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,260
Registered Nurses$75,610
Accountants and Auditors$71,980
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,550
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,270
Electricians$60,360
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,700

All molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee