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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tennessee earns $38,820 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,781 a month.

10th percentile
$30,750
25th percentile
$34,380
Median percentile
$38,820
75th percentile
$46,420
90th percentile
$57,450

Based on 3,730 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

$33,372 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,820
Federal income tax−$2,478
Social Security + Medicare−$2,970
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,781
Every two weeks$1,284

Does it go far here?

$42,255Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

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