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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,400
25th Percentile Wage
$30,430
50th Percentile Wage
$35,820
75th Percentile Wage
$37,090
90th Percentile Wage
$47,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing 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 $47,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,400.

Median salary trend

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 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$35,820
-7.65% 6.73%
2020
$38,560
9.70% -
2019
$34,820
-2.81% -
2018
$35,800
15.53% -
2017
$30,240
-10.48% -
2016
$33,410
5.39% -
2015
$31,610
-5.69% -
2012
$33,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing 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 $35,820 in Memphis is in the middle of salary range for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Memphis is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Knoxville and 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jackson.

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 Memphis, Tennessee.