The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $45,640 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,580.
Pay spans roughly $35,620 at the 10th percentile to $57,820 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.94 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chattanooga, TN-GA.
| Median (annual) | $45,640 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.94 |
| 10th percentile | $35,620 |
| 90th percentile | $57,820 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.