Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Clarksville, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Clarksville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Clarksville 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 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Clarksville, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,550
25th Percentile Wage
$34,550
50th Percentile Wage
$37,870
75th Percentile Wage
$45,420
90th Percentile Wage
$53,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Clarksville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,550.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$37,870
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$37,870
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Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Clarksville with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,870 in Clarksville is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Clarksville is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chattanooga and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chattanooga
$45,990
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$38,380
Morristown
$38,380
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$38,330
Clarksville
$37,870
Knoxville
$37,770
Johnson City
$36,790
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$36,190
Memphis
$34,740
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$30,180
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$30,060

See also: Top paying jobs in Clarksville, Tennessee.