The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Knoxville, TN is $42,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,180.
Pay spans roughly $36,440 at the 10th percentile to $61,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.22 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $42,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,180 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.22 |
| 10th percentile | $36,440 |
| 90th percentile | $61,450 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.