Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Chattanooga, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chattanooga, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chattanooga 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 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,630
25th Percentile Wage
$37,340
50th Percentile Wage
$44,760
75th Percentile Wage
$67,500
90th Percentile Wage
$67,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,630.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$44,760
2.12% 23.82%
2021
$43,810
26.02% -
2020
$32,410
8.39% -
2019
$29,690
-1.45% -
2018
$30,120
-15.87% -
2017
$34,900
-3.50% -
2016
$36,120
7.95% -
2015
$33,250
-10.80% -
2014
$36,840
2.63% -
2013
$35,870
4.93% -
2012
$34,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Chattanooga with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,760, Chattanooga is the second highest paying city for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Clarksville (median annual salary of $46,560). Compared with Clarksville, the median annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chattanooga is 3.9 percent (3.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Clarksville
$46,560
Chattanooga
$44,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$44,100
Cleveland
$41,930
Johnson City
$39,920
Knoxville
$38,830
Morristown
$37,370
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$37,320
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$37,290
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$37,060
Memphis
$36,320
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$36,120
Jackson
$32,710

See also: Top paying jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee.