Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Knoxville 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Knoxville, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,760
25th Percentile Wage
$35,000
50th Percentile Wage
$45,500
75th Percentile Wage
$59,960
90th Percentile Wage
$64,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,760.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,500
11.10% 30.11%
2021
$40,450
20.69% -
2020
$32,080
-78.24% -
2018
$57,180
26.02% -
2016
$42,300
43.66% -
2015
$23,830
-49.01% -
2014
$35,510
4.22% -
2013
$34,010
6.50% -
2012
$31,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Knoxville with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,500, Knoxville is the highest paying city for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Tennessee, followed by Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin (median annual salary $40,810). In comparison, the median annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Knoxville is 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Knoxville
$45,500
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$40,810
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$40,560
Chattanooga
$39,260
Morristown
$37,690
Memphis
$35,820
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$35,110
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$35,100
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$34,890
Jackson
$30,950

See also: Top paying jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee.