Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$49,390

National average

Salary Range

$36,610 – $68,640

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Cedar Rapids, IA$80,910$37,580$97,350
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$75,790$43,110$93,830
Longview-Kelso, WA$66,600$50,840$86,690
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$62,710$46,330$73,610
Louisiana$62,690$45,970$84,310
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$62,690$37,000$77,650
Oklahoma$61,750$38,550$76,980
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$61,570$47,390$62,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$61,020$43,680$71,740
Salem, OR$60,740$46,540$61,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$60,420$49,440$81,220
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$59,920$50,560$68,360
Glens Falls, NY$59,890$40,540$66,410
Green Bay, WI$59,740$44,150$75,780
Tulsa, OK$59,600$39,570$77,230
Wausau, WI$59,600$48,520$78,470
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$59,300$46,230$65,460
Columbus, OH$59,180$46,100$77,460
Utah$59,100$38,270$71,540
Appleton, WI$58,870$47,090$77,800
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$58,520$39,560$62,380
Syracuse, NY$58,430$40,200$60,460
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$58,400$40,160$99,490
Jacksonville, FL$58,010$44,290$77,550
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$57,840$48,480$64,850
Wisconsin$57,760$41,500$70,260
Modesto, CA$57,530$41,810$62,690
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$57,240$39,930$61,770
Oregon$57,010$46,540$81,070
Illinois$56,860$39,870$60,210
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$56,820$49,350$81,720
Idaho$56,300$49,360$81,920
Washington$56,240$40,430$78,360
Minnesota$55,790$38,020$76,560
Rockford, IL$55,020$36,010$59,130
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$54,300$44,970$65,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$54,230$37,890$65,870
Kentucky$53,650$47,170$75,190
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$53,650$43,070$74,640
Montgomery, AL$52,660$36,170$86,260
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$52,560$42,350$56,000
Yakima, WA$52,400$35,260$61,070
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$52,180$46,090$66,420
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$51,950$39,440$56,230
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$51,880$42,300$62,860
New York$51,860$36,900$66,410
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$51,790$45,040$62,090
South Carolina$51,720$37,500$79,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,680$36,020$62,360
Connecticut$51,530$38,080$77,750
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$51,490$40,930$77,750
Portland-South Portland, ME$51,460$48,080$52,480
Maine$51,450$48,380$62,010
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$51,020$41,930$57,640
Knoxville, TN$50,940$37,860$63,650
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$50,930$40,550$61,870
Lancaster, PA$50,860$31,580$57,890
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$50,860$38,120$63,420
Stockton-Lodi, CA$50,840$36,030$63,550
Florence, SC$50,830$37,280$79,270
Pennsylvania$50,780$36,510$68,770
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$50,690$35,680$69,450
Reading, PA$50,530$38,190$62,480
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$50,370$35,840$67,240
Colorado$50,340$43,680$64,810
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$50,340$44,730$64,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$50,110$36,190$56,050
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$50,080$36,340$76,630
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$50,080$38,390$57,810
California$50,030$38,660$61,370
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49,910$46,700$65,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$49,770$38,760$60,080
Richmond, VA$49,660$38,980$78,640
Boise City, ID$49,640$39,310$60,670
Killeen-Temple, TX$49,540$34,900$49,550
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$49,540$41,200$50,740
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$49,530$37,550$74,000
York-Hanover, PA$49,490$39,090$61,650
Columbia, SC$49,450$38,170$59,770
Visalia, CA$49,410$39,180$59,690
Alabama$49,380$35,480$70,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$49,220$37,270$61,980
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$49,130$40,370$59,740
Virginia$49,110$37,810$79,140
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$49,110$38,990$61,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,080$45,140$57,730
St. Louis, MO-IL$49,070$36,300$56,290
Iowa$48,950$35,150$80,920
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$48,810$37,450$63,060
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$48,790$35,120$61,310
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$48,790$38,870$61,780
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$48,740$33,770$61,080
Ohio$48,730$39,240$62,600
Cleveland, OH$48,720$40,340$58,830
Lebanon, PA$48,710$37,570$56,520
New Hampshire$48,660$37,490$62,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,530$38,550$59,550
Massachusetts$48,530$39,950$61,950
Michigan$48,510$37,730$64,590
Worcester, MA$48,500$38,960$59,480
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$48,470$37,870$80,440
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$48,460$34,150$57,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$48,460$36,340$59,280
Georgia$48,330$34,410$76,860
Nevada$48,300$38,850$71,350
Rochester, NY$48,280$38,910$59,730
Spartanburg, SC$48,240$37,790$58,220
Niles, MI$48,120$38,670$48,370
Gettysburg, PA$48,120$37,690$59,490
Chattanooga, TN-GA$48,110$34,110$58,380
Tennessee$48,060$36,050$63,650
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$48,000$39,250$56,480
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$47,980$33,760$59,290
Lynchburg, VA$47,920$37,050$79,650
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$47,760$35,430$68,120
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$47,620$39,730$56,650
Arizona$47,620$39,430$56,650
North Carolina$47,600$33,720$61,780
Indiana$47,590$38,070$59,180
Fort Wayne, IN$47,590$38,130$55,810
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$47,590$33,050$60,590
Pittsburgh, PA$47,550$36,050$57,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,540$36,190$58,390
Springfield, MA$47,430$39,110$56,460
Delaware$47,350$34,370$61,610
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,300$35,400$53,430
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$47,250$37,050$63,190
Kansas City, MO-KS$47,220$36,900$57,660
Rhode Island$47,210$34,770$51,360
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,080$37,980$78,890
Clarksville, TN-KY$47,030$37,120$53,870
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$47,020$37,780$59,570
Omaha, NE-IA$46,900$35,870$48,760
Nebraska$46,900$40,800$48,760
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$46,830$37,230$51,730
Florida$46,800$39,420$63,690
Decatur, AL$46,780$35,790$49,420
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,720$33,090$60,330
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,680$42,120$60,820
Roanoke, VA$46,560$36,520$48,930
Mississippi$46,500$32,740$80,370
Toledo, OH$46,420$38,060$64,130
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$46,420$36,760$60,540
Akron, OH$46,400$39,230$57,090
New Mexico$46,350$36,130$74,370
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$46,340$33,710$75,720
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$46,290$37,570$62,290
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$46,290$31,240$60,440
Missouri$46,240$34,770$64,230
New Jersey$46,200$36,300$60,270
Raleigh-Cary, NC$46,180$34,250$63,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$46,180$36,470$53,820
Kansas$46,120$35,160$57,400
Altoona, PA$46,040$36,290$57,340
Binghamton, NY$46,020$38,350$56,520
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,950$25,150$82,480
Jackson, TN$45,910$36,560$64,830
Arkansas$45,520$34,820$67,240
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$45,510$39,350$77,330
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,500$36,810$59,210
Canton-Massillon, OH$45,450$36,390$72,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,450$38,840$59,180
Macon-Bibb County, GA$45,440$44,300$77,500
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$45,410$38,930$49,350
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$45,240$35,880$79,360
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$44,900$40,390$64,990
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$44,660$42,150$57,350
Texas$44,570$34,800$64,200
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$44,330$37,130$48,870
South Dakota$44,330$37,130$48,870
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$44,330$39,060$57,860
Joplin, MO-KS$44,150$32,380$56,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,930$36,920$57,290
Springfield, OH$43,830$38,120$50,990
Greensboro-High Point, NC$43,820$32,420$50,320
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$43,650$35,190$64,370
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$43,220$34,850$55,290
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$42,710$35,200$53,540
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$42,680$33,960$48,590
Springfield, MO$42,540$29,710$51,660
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$42,450$37,280$54,820
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,830$34,820$50,470
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$41,600$34,620$61,480
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$41,180$36,090$58,280
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$41,170$33,530$64,930
Lincoln, NE$40,800$35,860$51,540
Asheville, NC$40,040$37,410$55,820
Hattiesburg, MS$39,840$32,740$50,950
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$39,350$29,940$66,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$39,090$36,480$57,900
Birmingham, AL$38,570$31,470$47,610
Oklahoma City, OK$38,550$38,000$48,010
Winston-Salem, NC$38,190$36,080$50,190
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$38,180$33,220$57,720
Jackson, MS$38,080$35,480$46,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$37,790$35,150$50,500
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$37,390$32,790$46,290
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$37,270$28,020$57,400
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$36,970$35,760$58,620
Salinas, CA$36,940$34,580$61,370
El Paso, TX$36,350$29,910$45,140
Tuscaloosa, AL$36,020$36,020$61,380
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$35,550$31,360$53,390
Maryland$34,760$32,830$57,830
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$34,610$31,670$56,690
Dalton, GA$34,520$27,040$45,670
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$32,250$27,600$46,230
Puerto Rico$22,240$21,230$36,730
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,100$21,230$37,080

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make?▾

The median annual salary for a Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is $49,390, with a typical range of $36,610 – $68,640 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?▾

Entry-level Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders positions typically start around $36,610 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss earn the most?▾

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.