SOC 51-4072 · Morristown, TN metro

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Morristown, TN

The average salary for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Morristown, Tennessee is $41,160 a year ($19.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,090: half of the 120 people in this job in the Morristown, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,207).

$41,160average per year

$19.79 / hourMedian $40,090Take-home ≈ $35,252

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 9Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Morristown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,620 or more. The middle half of molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Morristown earn between $36,890 and $44,240.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,160$3,430$19.79
Median$40,090$3,341$19.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,890$3,074$17.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,240$3,687$21.27

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Morristown

On the average salary of $41,160, a single filer in Morristown takes home about $35,252 a year, or $2,938 a month and $1,356 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Morristown a good place for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Morristown area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $41,160 buys what about $47,659 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Morristown ($44,280). A typical home costs $301,029, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other Tennessee cities

Morristown ranks 7th of 9 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Chattanooga pays the most ($49,800).

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Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($77,490).

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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Morristown: questions

How much do molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Morristown?

$19.79 an hour on average, and $19.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Morristown?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,890, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Morristown?

About $35,252 a year ($2,938 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,160. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Morristown than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,207).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4072; area Morristown, TN (34100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.67, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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