Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Clarksville, TN

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Clarksville, TN-KY earns $46,150 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,272 a month.

10th percentile: $38,420
25th percentile: $45,820
Median percentile: $46,150
75th percentile: $49,610
90th percentile: $64,280

Based on 160 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

$39,262 take-home a year

Gross pay	$46,150
Federal income tax	−$3,358
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,530
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,272
Every two weeks	$1,510

Does it go far here?

$50,744Median pay in Clarksville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.9 vs 100).

37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Clarksville, TN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$79,450
General and Operations Managers	$79,320
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,300
Accountants and Auditors	$72,760
Human Resources Specialists	$65,680
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,030
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,720

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