Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Tennessee
The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tennessee earns $43,630 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,103 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $34,020
- 25th percentile
- $37,120
- Median percentile
- $43,630
- 75th percentile
- $48,310
- 90th percentile
- $58,390
Based on 930 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
$37,237 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $43,630 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,056 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,338 |
| Tennessee income tax (approx.) | −$0 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,103 |
| Every two weeks | $1,432 |
Does it go far here?
$47,491Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Tennessee
| Job | Median 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 multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee