Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary

Median Salary
$50,270
per year
Hourly Rate
$24.17
per hour
Employment
96,130
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,300
25th percentile
$44,920
Median
$50,270
75th percentile
$60,180
90th percentile
$70,320

💰 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Oklahoma$63,640+26.6%
Maine$61,780+22.9%
Utah$60,790+20.9%
Washington$59,410+18.2%
Louisiana$58,230+15.8%
Minnesota$58,150+15.7%
Kentucky$58,050+15.5%
Wisconsin$58,050+15.5%
Idaho$57,950+15.3%
Oregon$56,810+13.0%
Illinois$56,400+12.2%
New Mexico$53,930+7.3%
New York$52,800+5.0%
Alabama$52,290+4.0%
Pennsylvania$51,780+3.0%
Michigan$50,540+0.5%
New Hampshire$50,200-0.1%
Georgia$50,160-0.2%
South Carolina$50,040-0.5%
Virginia$49,900-0.7%
Arizona$49,160-2.2%
Colorado$48,940-2.6%
Florida$48,910-2.7%
Massachusetts$48,840-2.8%
Indiana$48,780-3.0%
California$48,730-3.1%
Rhode Island$48,710-3.1%
Arkansas$48,630-3.3%
Connecticut$48,530-3.5%
Delaware$48,110-4.3%
Nebraska$47,980-4.6%
North Carolina$47,940-4.6%
Texas$47,830-4.9%
Maryland$47,780-5.0%
Nevada$47,780-5.0%
Missouri$47,560-5.4%
Ohio$47,450-5.6%
Mississippi$47,380-5.7%
Tennessee$46,920-6.7%
South Dakota$46,910-6.7%
Iowa$46,110-8.3%
New Jersey$45,950-8.6%
Kansas$45,840-8.8%

🏙️ Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Cedar Rapids, IA$83,470+66.0%
Pittsfield, MA$65,190+29.7%
Terre Haute, IN$65,110+29.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$64,020+27.4%
Albany, OR$63,800+26.9%
Glens Falls, NY$61,830+23.0%
Wausau, WI$61,070+21.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$60,440+20.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$59,980+19.3%
Longview-Kelso, WA$59,770+18.9%
Appleton, WI$59,550+18.5%
Green Bay, WI$59,230+17.8%
Modesto, CA$59,150+17.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$59,020+17.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$59,010+17.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$59,000+17.4%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$58,820+17.0%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$58,560+16.5%
Jacksonville, FL$58,480+16.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$58,050+15.5%
Kenosha, WI$57,910+15.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$57,840+15.1%
Battle Creek, MI$57,810+15.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$57,780+14.9%
Bowling Green, KY$57,620+14.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$57,540+14.5%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$57,100+13.6%
Syracuse, NY$57,060+13.5%
Rockford, IL$56,800+13.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$55,810+11.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$54,410+8.2%
Yakima, WA$54,060+7.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$53,870+7.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$52,790+5.0%
Lancaster, PA$52,560+4.6%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$52,390+4.2%
Reading, PA$52,130+3.7%
York-Hanover, PA$51,500+2.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$51,360+2.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$51,360+2.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$51,220+1.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$51,190+1.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$51,140+1.7%
Columbia, SC$51,010+1.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$50,800+1.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$50,330+0.1%
Montgomery, AL$50,120-0.3%
Richmond, VA$49,980-0.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$49,970-0.6%
Reno, NV$49,920-0.7%
Lynchburg, VA$49,900-0.7%
Rochester, NY$49,850-0.8%
Gettysburg, PA$49,660-1.2%
Niles, MI$49,590-1.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$49,520-1.5%
Salem, OR$49,450-1.6%
Madison, WI$49,220-2.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$49,160-2.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,120-2.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$49,100-2.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$48,940-2.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,930-2.7%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,910-2.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,900-2.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$48,760-3.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,740-3.0%
Visalia, CA$48,730-3.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,640-3.2%
Akron, OH$48,580-3.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$48,570-3.4%
Birmingham, AL$48,450-3.6%
Columbus, OH$48,340-3.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$48,220-4.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,150-4.2%
Florence, SC$48,140-4.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$48,080-4.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$48,050-4.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,970-4.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$47,760-5.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,650-5.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$47,510-5.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47,420-5.7%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$47,320-5.9%
Spartanburg, SC$47,310-5.9%
Jackson, MS$47,210-6.1%
Worcester, MA$47,200-6.1%
Cleveland, OH$47,050-6.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,010-6.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$47,010-6.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,990-6.5%
Asheville, NC$46,940-6.6%
Knoxville, TN$46,920-6.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$46,910-6.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,840-6.8%
Fresno, CA$46,800-6.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,530-7.4%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$46,410-7.7%
Springfield, MA$46,350-7.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$46,180-8.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,150-8.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,130-8.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,960-8.6%
Jackson, TN$45,900-8.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$45,800-8.9%
Springfield, MO$45,440-9.6%
Toledo, OH$45,370-9.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$45,260-10.0%
Decatur, AL$45,050-10.4%
Springfield, OH$45,000-10.5%
Altoona, PA$44,890-10.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$44,760-11.0%
Hattiesburg, MS$44,450-11.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$44,340-11.8%
Lincoln, NE$44,130-12.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$43,420-13.6%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$40,350-19.7%
Lebanon, PA$40,010-20.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$39,520-21.4%
Roanoke, VA$39,040-22.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$38,730-23.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$38,590-23.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$38,210-24.0%
Salinas, CA$38,140-24.1%
El Paso, TX$37,800-24.8%
Vineland, NJ$37,450-25.5%
Morristown, TN$36,330-27.7%
Dalton, GA$35,560-29.3%
Puerto Rico$30,530-39.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$30,530-39.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.