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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers salary
in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Median base pay · Chattanooga, TN-GA
$48,900
≈ $23.51/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 200 jobs
Middle 50%
$39,010–$51,540
vs U.S. median
+6%
Metro rank
#3 of 8

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro earn a median of $48,900 a year, based on BLS estimates for 200 jobs (May 2025). That is 6% above the U.S. median of $46,350 and 6% above the TN statewide median of $46,200. It ranks #3 of 8 metros with published figures for this job.

EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, SYNTHETIC AND GLASS FIBERS · CHATTANOOGA, TN-GA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · CHATTANOOGA, TN-GA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$36,420P25$39,010MEDIAN$48,900P75$51,540P90$66,480
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$35,890P25$39,360MEDIAN$46,350P75$57,280P90$63,910
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    Questions

    What is the average Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers salary in Chattanooga?

    The BLS median is $48,900 a year (May 2025). Half of the 200 jobs pay between $39,010 and $51,540. The 10th percentile is $36,420 and the 90th is $66,480.

    Is Chattanooga a high-paying metro for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers?

    That is 6% above the U.S. median of $46,350 and 6% above the TN statewide median of $46,200. It ranks #3 of 8 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    How much do Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers make an hour in Chattanooga?

    About $23.51 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $48,900 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $18.75–$24.78 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

    Does this include experience levels?

    BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

    Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.