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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City (2024)
122 metro areas · National average: $49,396 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries across 122 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Cedar Rapids, IA $69,700
$80,910
$37,580
$97,350
Bridgeport, CT $67,840
$75,790
$43,110
$93,830
Longview, WA $67,380
$66,600
$50,840
$86,690
Wausau, WI $60,820
$59,600
$48,520
$78,470
Jacksonville, FL $59,360
$58,010
$44,290
$77,550
Columbus, OH $58,850
$59,180
$46,100
$77,460
Green Bay, WI $58,330
$59,740
$44,150
$75,780
Appleton, WI $58,050
$58,870
$47,090
$77,800
Glens Falls, NY $57,930
$59,890
$40,540
$66,410
San Francisco, CA $57,810
$61,020
$43,680
$71,740
Seattle, WA $57,390
$59,300
$46,230
$65,460
Tulsa, OK $57,210
$59,600
$39,570
$77,230
Hartford, CT $55,590
$51,490
$40,930
$77,750
Montgomery, AL $55,370
$52,660
$36,170
$86,260
Sacramento, CA $55,140
$52,180
$46,090
$66,420
Albany, NY $54,990
$58,520
$39,560
$62,380
Modesto, CA $54,880
$57,530
$41,810
$62,690
Salem, OR $54,320
$60,740
$46,540
$61,790
Oshkosh, WI $54,210
$54,300
$44,970
$65,350
Portland, OR $54,090
$49,910
$46,700
$65,830
Syracuse, NY $53,870
$58,430
$40,200
$60,460
Chicago, IL $53,710
$57,240
$39,930
$61,770
Boston, MA $53,610
$51,790
$45,040
$62,090
Minneapolis, MN $53,550
$54,230
$37,890
$65,870
Florence, SC $53,400
$50,830
$37,280
$79,270
Spokane, WA $53,330
$45,510
$39,350
$77,330
Waterloo, IA $53,200
$45,240
$35,880
$79,360
Milwaukee, WI $53,170
$50,860
$38,120
$63,420
Denver, CO $52,980
$50,340
$44,730
$64,810
Memphis, TN $52,690
$49,530
$37,550
$74,000
Richmond, VA $52,660
$49,660
$38,980
$78,640
Philadelphia, PA $52,640
$51,680
$36,020
$62,360
Cincinnati, OH $52,590
$50,930
$40,550
$61,870
Lynchburg, VA $52,580
$47,920
$37,050
$79,650
Buffalo, NY $52,540
$50,080
$36,340
$76,630
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $52,350
$51,020
$41,930
$57,640
Greenville, SC $52,110
$48,470
$37,870
$80,440
Macon, GA $52,090
$45,440
$44,300
$77,500
Reading, PA $52,060
$50,530
$38,190
$62,480
Knoxville, TN $51,960
$50,940
$37,860
$63,650
Rockford, IL $51,930
$55,020
$36,010
$59,130
San Diego, CA $51,930
$49,130
$40,370
$59,740
Los Angeles, CA $51,680
$49,770
$38,760
$60,080
Boise City, ID $51,550
$49,640
$39,310
$60,670
Salt Lake City, UT $51,450
$47,760
$35,430
$68,120
Provo, UT $51,420
$44,900
$40,390
$64,990
Kiryas Joel, NY $51,030
$51,880
$42,300
$62,860
Yakima, WA $50,910
$52,400
$35,260
$61,070
Gettysburg, PA $50,890
$48,120
$37,690
$59,490
Visalia, CA $50,860
$49,410
$39,180
$59,690
Stockton, CA $50,840
$50,840
$36,030
$63,550
York, PA $50,810
$49,490
$39,090
$61,650
Columbia, SC $50,780
$49,450
$38,170
$59,770
Indianapolis, IN $50,720
$49,080
$45,140
$57,730
Portland, ME $50,390
$51,460
$48,080
$52,480
Kalamazoo, MI $50,200
$49,110
$38,990
$61,000
Cleveland, OH $49,920
$48,720
$40,340
$58,830
Riverside, CA $49,910
$48,530
$38,550
$59,550
Worcester, MA $49,680
$48,500
$38,960
$59,480
New York, NY $49,620
$47,250
$37,050
$63,190
Charlotte, NC $49,520
$48,790
$35,120
$61,310
Detroit, MI $49,450
$50,080
$38,390
$57,810
Orlando, FL $49,000
$49,220
$37,270
$61,980
Rochester, NY $48,760
$48,280
$38,910
$59,730
Waterbury, CT $48,750
$46,420
$36,760
$60,540
Toledo, OH $48,060
$46,420
$38,060
$64,130
Kansas City, MO $48,020
$47,220
$36,900
$57,660
Chattanooga, TN $47,970
$48,110
$34,110
$58,380
Raleigh, NC $47,860
$46,180
$34,250
$63,520
Canton, OH $47,780
$45,450
$36,390
$72,480
Nashville, TN $47,780
$50,110
$36,190
$56,050
Clarksville, TN $47,750
$47,030
$37,120
$53,870
Springfield, MA $47,670
$47,430
$39,110
$56,460
Allentown, PA $47,580
$46,720
$33,090
$60,330
Lancaster, PA $47,580
$50,860
$31,580
$57,890
Lakeland, FL $47,510
$49,540
$41,200
$50,740
Phoenix, AZ $47,420
$47,620
$39,730
$56,650
St. Louis, MO $47,300
$49,070
$36,300
$56,290
Miami, FL $47,280
$45,450
$38,840
$59,180
Binghamton, NY $47,100
$46,020
$38,350
$56,520
Atlanta, GA $47,030
$47,540
$36,190
$58,390
Spartanburg, SC $46,980
$48,240
$37,790
$58,220
Charleston, SC $46,840
$48,740
$33,770
$61,080
Jackson, TN $46,630
$45,910
$36,560
$64,830
Bakersfield, CA $46,550
$48,460
$34,150
$57,220
Akron, OH $46,470
$46,400
$39,230
$57,090
Dallas, TX $46,420
$43,930
$36,920
$57,290
Omaha, NE $46,230
$46,900
$35,870
$48,760
San Antonio, TX $46,130
$46,180
$36,470
$53,820
Springfield, OH $45,980
$43,830
$38,120
$50,990
Hickory, NC $45,910
$47,980
$33,760
$59,290
Fort Wayne, IN $45,850
$47,590
$38,130
$55,810
Tampa, FL $45,700
$45,500
$36,810
$59,210
Lebanon, PA $45,630
$48,710
$37,570
$56,520
Asheville, NC $45,560
$40,040
$37,410
$55,820
Niles, MI $45,480
$48,120
$38,670
$48,370
Pittsburgh, PA $45,480
$47,550
$36,050
$57,210
Salinas, CA $45,400
$36,940
$34,580
$61,370
Providence, RI $45,210
$47,300
$35,400
$53,430
Altoona, PA $44,550
$46,040
$36,290
$57,340
Sioux Falls, SD $44,310
$44,330
$37,130
$48,870
Killeen, TX $44,160
$49,540
$34,900
$49,550
Roanoke, VA $43,800
$46,560
$36,520
$48,930
Decatur, AL $43,320
$46,780
$35,790
$49,420
Greensboro, NC $43,000
$43,820
$32,420
$50,320
Lincoln, NE $42,960
$40,800
$35,860
$51,540
Winston, NC $42,850
$38,190
$36,080
$50,190
Houston, TX $42,710
$42,710
$35,200
$53,540
Joplin, MO $42,560
$44,150
$32,380
$56,100
Hattiesburg, MS $41,770
$39,840
$32,740
$50,950
Springfield, MO $41,750
$42,540
$29,710
$51,660
Tuscaloosa, AL $41,710
$36,020
$36,020
$61,380
Birmingham, AL $41,650
$38,570
$31,470
$47,610
Washington, DC $41,580
$39,090
$36,480
$57,900
Oklahoma City, OK $41,360
$38,550
$38,000
$48,010
Little Rock, AR $41,280
$42,680
$33,960
$48,590
Fort Smith, AR $40,760
$41,830
$34,820
$50,470
Jackson, MS $40,700
$38,080
$35,480
$46,500
Harrisburg, PA $39,120
$34,610
$31,670
$56,690
El Paso, TX $37,750
$36,350
$29,910
$45,140
Dalton, GA $37,110
$34,520
$27,040
$45,670
San Juan, PR $27,030
$22,100
$21,230
$37,080
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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