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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,450
25th Percentile Wage
$28,460
50th Percentile Wage
$34,740
75th Percentile Wage
$38,720
90th Percentile Wage
$53,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool 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 $53,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,450.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$34,740
10.65% 3.20%
2021
$31,040
16.46% -
2020
$25,930
-28.31% -
2019
$33,270
-4.03% -
2018
$34,610
0.46% -
2017
$34,450
3.45% -
2016
$33,260
11.85% -
2015
$29,320
-19.41% -
2014
$35,010
4.97% -
2013
$33,270
-1.08% -
2012
$33,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool 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 $34,740 in Memphis 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 Memphis is 24.5 percent (24.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chattanooga and 13.5 percent (13.5%) 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 Memphis, Tennessee.