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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $37,970 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,724 a month.

10th percentile
$30,470
25th percentile
$36,010
Median percentile
$37,970
75th percentile
$48,000
90th percentile
$58,220

Based on 500 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

$32,689 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,970
Federal income tax−$2,376
Social Security + Medicare−$2,905
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,724
Every two weeks$1,257

Does it go far here?

$39,413Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
56%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee