Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Memphis, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Memphis, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Memphis is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Memphis, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,270
25th Percentile Wage
$35,050
50th Percentile Wage
$40,210
75th Percentile Wage
$48,440
90th Percentile Wage
$49,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Memphis, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,270.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$40,210
7.31% 22.76%
2021
$37,270
9.71% -
2020
$33,650
-0.06% -
2019
$33,670
3.15% -
2018
$32,610
7.64% -
2017
$30,120
3.02% -
2016
$29,210
-0.68% -
2015
$29,410
-4.59% -
2014
$30,760
-4.97% -
2013
$32,290
3.81% -
2012
$31,060
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Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Memphis with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,210 in Memphis is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Memphis is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Clarksville and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cleveland.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Clarksville
$41,530
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$40,730
Memphis
$40,210
Knoxville
$39,460
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$39,360
Morristown
$38,500
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$36,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$36,830
Jackson
$36,710
Johnson City
$36,510
Chattanooga
$36,460
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$34,760
Cleveland
$31,680

See also: Top paying jobs in Memphis, Tennessee.