Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Jackson, TN

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Jackson, TN earns $45,850 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,252 a month.

10th percentile: $38,490
25th percentile: $42,240
Median percentile: $45,850
75th percentile: $49,300
90th percentile: $49,300

Based on 80 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

$39,020 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,850
Federal income tax	−$3,322
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,508
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,252
Every two weeks	$1,501

Does it go far here?

$53,612Median pay in Jackson, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.5 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($997 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, TN

Job	Median 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

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