The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $46,010 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,880.
Pay spans roughly $34,960 at the 10th percentile to $60,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.12 per hour. An estimated 1,020 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
| Median (annual) | $46,010 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.12 |
| 10th percentile | $34,960 |
| 90th percentile | $60,550 |
| Employment | 1,020 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.