The median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Knoxville, TN is $38,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $36,120.
Pay spans roughly $29,640 at the 10th percentile to $38,780 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.51 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $38,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $36,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.51 |
| 10th percentile | $29,640 |
| 90th percentile | $38,780 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.