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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,590
25th Percentile Wage
$35,130
50th Percentile Wage
$43,960
75th Percentile Wage
$48,760
90th Percentile Wage
$65,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rolling 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 $65,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,590.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$43,960
12.12% 1.02%
2021
$38,630
-17.34% -
2020
$45,330
26.32% -
2019
$33,400
4.82% -
2018
$31,790
-3.77% -
2017
$32,990
-44.47% -
2016
$47,660
5.60% -
2015
$44,990
2.89% -
2014
$43,690
1.03% -
2013
$43,240
-0.62% -
2012
$43,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Rolling 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 $43,960, Knoxville is the second highest paying city for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Jackson (median annual salary of $50,410). Compared with Jackson, the median annual salary of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Knoxville is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Jackson
$50,410
Knoxville
$43,960
Clarksville
$41,650
Johnson City
$38,180
Memphis
$38,120
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$37,940
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$36,720
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$33,680
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$33,670
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$32,090
Chattanooga
$28,630
Morristown
$25,090

See also: Top paying jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee.