Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tennessee
SOC 51-4022 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee is $36,000 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.31 per hour. This is 27% below the national median of $49,240. 660 people work as Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Tennessee. Wages have grown 18% since 2014, when the median was $30,390.
Median Annual Salary
$36,000
Mean Annual
$39,970
Median Hourly
$17.31
Total Employed
660
Location Quotient
3.53
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Tennessee
$36,000
this metro
United States
$49,240
you earn -27% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $36,000 |
| 2023 | $35,210 |
| 2022 | $39,180 |
| 2021 | $37,970 |
| 2020 | $37,930 |
| 2019 | $36,250 |
| 2018 | $52,240 |
| 2017 | $54,090 |
| 2016 | $52,900 |
| 2015 | $29,720 |
| 2014 | $30,390 |
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