Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by location
National median: $50,270 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $83,470 | +66.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $65,190 | +29.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $65,110 | +29.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $64,020 | +27.4% | 460 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $63,800 | +26.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $63,640 | +26.6% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $61,830 | +23.0% | 340 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $61,780 | +22.9% | 740 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $61,070 | +21.5% | 430 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $60,790 | +20.9% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $60,440 | +20.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $59,980 | +19.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $59,770 | +18.9% | 590 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $59,550 | +18.5% | 710 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $59,410 | +18.2% | 2,170 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $59,230 | +17.8% | 1,740 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $59,150 | +17.7% | 370 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $59,020 | +17.4% | 4,320 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $59,010 | +17.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $59,000 | +17.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $58,820 | +17.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $58,560 | +16.5% | 1,670 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $58,480 | +16.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $58,230 | +15.8% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $58,150 | +15.7% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $58,050 | +15.5% | 2,670 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $58,050 | +15.5% | 8,510 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $58,050 | +15.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $57,950 | +15.3% | 480 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $57,910 | +15.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $57,840 | +15.1% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek, MI | metropolitan | $57,810 | +15.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $57,780 | +14.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| Bowling Green, KY | metropolitan | $57,620 | +14.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $57,540 | +14.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $57,100 | +13.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $57,060 | +13.5% | 460 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $56,810 | +13.0% | 680 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $56,800 | +13.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $56,400 | +12.2% | 5,360 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $55,810 | +11.0% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $54,410 | +8.2% | 920 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $54,060 | +7.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $53,930 | +7.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $53,870 | +7.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $52,800 | +5.0% | 3,280 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $52,790 | +5.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $52,560 | +4.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $52,390 | +4.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $52,290 | +4.0% | 3,800 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $52,130 | +3.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $51,780 | +3.0% | 7,410 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $51,500 | +2.4% | 550 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $51,360 | +2.2% | 370 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $51,360 | +2.2% | 660 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $51,220 | +1.9% | 720 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $51,190 | +1.8% | 440 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $51,140 | +1.7% | 470 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $51,010 | +1.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $50,800 | +1.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $50,540 | +0.5% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $50,330 | +0.1% | 320 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $50,200 | −0.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $50,160 | −0.2% | 5,650 | 2025 |
| Montgomery, AL | metropolitan | $50,120 | −0.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $50,040 | −0.5% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $49,980 | −0.6% | 930 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $49,970 | −0.6% | 700 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $49,920 | −0.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $49,900 | −0.7% | 310 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $49,900 | −0.7% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $49,850 | −0.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | metropolitan | $49,660 | −1.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Niles, MI | metropolitan | $49,590 | −1.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $49,520 | −1.5% | 350 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $49,450 | −1.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $49,220 | −2.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $49,160 | −2.2% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $49,160 | −2.2% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $49,120 | −2.3% | 850 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $49,100 | −2.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $48,940 | −2.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $48,940 | −2.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $48,930 | −2.7% | 2,060 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $48,910 | −2.7% | 520 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $48,910 | −2.7% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $48,900 | −2.7% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $48,840 | −2.8% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $48,780 | −3.0% | 2,580 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $48,760 | −3.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| Hickory, NC | metropolitan | $48,740 | −3.0% | 600 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $48,730 | −3.1% | 5,570 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $48,730 | −3.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $48,710 | −3.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $48,640 | −3.2% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $48,630 | −3.3% | 2,060 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $48,580 | −3.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $48,570 | −3.4% | 680 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $48,530 | −3.5% | 650 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $48,450 | −3.6% | 60 | 2025 |