Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tennessee

Ranked #34 of 45 · TN

10% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $45,050 ≈ $22/hr
Median annual salary $43,630
Employment 930

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $34,020P25 $37,120 Median $43,630P75 $48,310P90 $58,390

About 80% of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Tennessee earn between $34,020 and $58,390. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Tennessee
$45,050
U.S. average
$50,030

The mean multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Tennessee is $45,050, about 10% below the U.S. average ($50,030). That works out to roughly $22/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Tennessee

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Jackson, TN $47,840 $46,050 60
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $46,070 $46,330 340
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,600 $42,780 370
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $43,960 $43,880 50
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,320 $44,410 40
Chattanooga, TN-GA $38,960 $41,620
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,580 $45,200 40

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