United States
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$49,390
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the United States earn a median of $49,390 a year, about $23.75 an hour.
Median
$49,390
per year
Hourly
$23.75
as published
Mean
$51,750
pulled up by top earners
Workers
96,950
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | State | $50,780 | +3% |
| Wisconsin | State | $57,760 | +17% |
| Georgia | State | $48,330 | -2% |
| Illinois | State | $56,860 | +15% |
| California | State | $50,030 | +1% |
| North Carolina | State | $47,600 | -4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $57,240 | +16% |
| Texas | State | $44,570 | -10% |
| Alabama | State | $49,380 | -0% |
| Ohio | State | $48,730 | -1% |
| South Carolina | State | $51,720 | +5% |
| Michigan | State | $48,510 | -2% |
| New York | State | $51,860 | +5% |
| Tennessee | State | $48,060 | -3% |
| Indiana | State | $47,590 | -4% |
| New Jersey | State | $46,200 | -6% |
| Washington | State | $56,240 | +14% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $47,250 | -4% |
| Kentucky | State | $53,650 | +9% |
| Virginia | State | $49,110 | -1% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $47,540 | -4% |
| Massachusetts | State | $48,530 | -2% |
| Minnesota | State | $55,790 | +13% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $49,770 | +1% |
| Arkansas | State | $45,520 | -8% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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