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Average Salary for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

SOC 51-9196 · Production Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the United States is $49,390 ($23.75/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $36,610 at the 10th percentile to $68,640 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 96,950 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 26% since 2019.

Median Annual

$49,390

Mean Annual

$51,750

10th Pct

$36,610

75th Pct

$59,220

Employment

96,950

Salary Distribution

$37k
10th
$44k
25th
$49k
Median
$59k
75th
$69k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Cedar Rapids, IA $80,910
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $75,790
Longview-Kelso, WA $66,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $61,020
Salem, OR $60,740
Glens Falls, NY $59,890
Green Bay, WI $59,740
Wausau, WI $59,600
Tulsa, OK $59,600
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $59,300
Columbus, OH $59,180
Appleton, WI $58,870
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $58,520
Syracuse, NY $58,430
Jacksonville, FL $58,010

Salary by State

State Median Annual
Louisiana $62,690
Oklahoma $61,750
Utah $59,100
Wisconsin $57,760
Oregon $57,010
Illinois $56,860
Idaho $56,300
Washington $56,240
Minnesota $55,790
Kentucky $53,650
New York $51,860
South Carolina $51,720
Connecticut $51,530
Maine $51,450
Pennsylvania $50,780
Colorado $50,340
California $50,030
Alabama $49,380
Virginia $49,110
Iowa $48,950
Ohio $48,730
New Hampshire $48,660
Massachusetts $48,530
Michigan $48,510
Georgia $48,330
Nevada $48,300
Tennessee $48,060
Arizona $47,620
North Carolina $47,600
Indiana $47,590
Delaware $47,350
Rhode Island $47,210
Nebraska $46,900
Florida $46,800
Mississippi $46,500
New Mexico $46,350
Missouri $46,240
New Jersey $46,200
Kansas $46,120
Arkansas $45,520
Texas $44,570
South Dakota $44,330
Maryland $34,760
Puerto Rico $22,240

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $49,390
2023 $47,250
2022 $45,710
2021 $44,820
2020 $39,820
2019 $39,210