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

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 237 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Cedar Rapids, IA $80,910 280
Bridgeport, CT $75,790 160
Upper Peninsula of Michigan $66,750 460
Longview, WA $66,600 630
Pittsfield, MA $65,190 190
Terre Haute, IN $65,110 40

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $52,660 200
      Southwest Alabama $50,690 1,430
      Alabama $49,380 3,930
      Decatur, AL $46,780 70
      Northeast Alabama $39,350 500
      Birmingham, AL $38,570 70
      Northwest Alabama $36,670 420
      Tuscaloosa, AL $36,020 —
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $50,370 530
      North Arkansas $48,090 70
      Arkansas $45,520 1,850
      Little Rock, AR $42,680 280
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,830 230
      West Arkansas $41,170 320
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $47,620 980
      Phoenix, AZ $47,620 940
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $61,020 220
      Modesto, CA $57,530 250
      Sacramento, CA $52,180 220
      Stockton, CA $50,840 190
      California $50,030 5,050
      Los Angeles, CA $49,770 1,920
      Visalia, CA $49,410 270
      San Diego, CA $49,130 170
      Riverside, CA $48,530 670
      Bakersfield, CA $48,460 50
      Fresno, CA $46,800 330
      Salinas, CA $36,940 260
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado $50,340 200
      Denver, CO $50,340 170
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $75,790 160
      Connecticut $51,530 690
      Hartford, CT $51,490 270
      Connecticut $48,810 60
      Waterbury, CT $46,420 70
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $39,090 90
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $47,350 160
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jacksonville, FL $58,010 270
      Lakeland, FL $49,540 130
      Orlando, FL $49,220 140
      Florida $46,800 1,560
      Tampa, FL $45,500 280
      Miami, FL $45,450 280
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Georgia $63,910 540
      Georgia $48,330 6,390
      Atlanta, GA $47,540 2,190
      Middle Georgia $46,340 260
      Macon, GA $45,440 670
      Dalton, GA $34,520 200
      North Georgia $32,250 60
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $80,910 280
      Iowa $48,950 1,180
      Waterloo, IA $45,240 130
      Northwest Iowa $43,220 80
      Southeast Iowa $37,790 290
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $56,300 500
      Boise City, ID $49,640 80
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $57,240 4,970
      Illinois $56,860 5,720
      Rockford, IL $55,020 80
      West Central Illinois $44,660 260
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Terre Haute, IN $65,110 40
      Indianapolis, IN $49,080 920
      Northern Indiana $48,460 380
      Fort Wayne, IN $47,590 240
      Indiana $47,590 3,120
      Southern Indiana $46,830 120
      Central Indiana $46,290 400
      Elkhart, IN $43,420 90
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $46,120 550
      Kansas $38,180 150
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Kentucky $60,420 460
      Bowling Green, KY $57,620 220
      Central Kentucky $53,650 590
      Kentucky $53,650 2,310
      South Central Kentucky $53,580 —
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $51,020 570
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisiana $62,690 930
      Northeast Louisiana $62,690 —
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsfield, MA $65,190 190
      Boston, MA-NH $51,790 540
      Massachusetts $48,530 2,150
      Worcester, MA $48,500 640
      Springfield, MA $47,430 440
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $52,790 90
      Maryland $34,760 280
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Maine $61,570 280
      Portland, ME $51,460 120
      Maine $51,450 810
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $66,750 460
      Battle Creek, MI $57,810 40
      Detroit, MI $50,080 810
      Kalamazoo, MI $49,110 430
      Grand Rapids, MI $48,910 520
      Michigan $48,510 3,540
      Niles, MI $48,120 100
      Southern Michigan $47,590 360
      Ann Arbor, MI $45,800 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minnesota $55,790 1,950
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $54,230 1,200
      Southeast Minnesota $53,260 160
      Southwest Minnesota $44,330 50
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,070 760
      Kansas City, MO-KS $47,220 790
      Missouri $46,240 1,650
      Joplin, MO-KS $44,150 130
      Springfield, MO $42,540 70
      North Missouri $37,270 70
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower West Mississippi $58,400 240
      Mississippi $46,500 1,210
      Upper East Mississippi $46,070 160
      Hattiesburg, MS $39,840 170
      Jackson, MS $38,080 180
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $48,790 780
      Western North Carolina $48,790 500
      Hickory, NC $47,980 620
      North Carolina $47,600 5,010
      Raleigh, NC $46,180 260
      Eastern North Carolina $45,950 720
      Greensboro, NC $43,820 530
      Central North Carolina $41,600 770
      Asheville, NC $40,040 140
      Winston, NC $38,190 490
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $46,900 260
      Omaha, NE-IA $46,900 220
      Lincoln, NE $40,800 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $48,660 130
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $46,200 2,570
      Vineland, NJ $37,450 —
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $46,350 120
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $49,920 230
      Nevada $48,300 450
      Las Vegas, NV $44,340 150
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Capital/Northern New York $59,920 320
      Glens Falls, NY $59,890 350
      Albany, NY $58,520 210
      Syracuse, NY $58,430 500
      Kiryas Joel, NY $51,880 260
      New York $51,860 3,390
      Buffalo, NY $50,080 230
      Rochester, NY $48,280 260
      New York, NY-NJ $47,250 2,440
      Binghamton, NY $46,020 110
      Southwest New York $41,180 100
      Central East New York $35,550 70
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Ohio $59,280 230
      Columbus, OH $59,180 510
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $52,560 360
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,930 1,030
      Ohio $48,730 3,900
      Cleveland, OH $48,720 510
      West Northwestern Ohio $48,000 500
      Dayton, OH $47,010 140
      Toledo, OH $46,420 160
      Akron, OH $46,400 220
      Canton, OH $45,450 140
      Eastern Ohio $45,410 100
      Springfield, OH $43,830 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Oklahoma $62,710 470
      Oklahoma $61,750 1,440
      Tulsa, OK $59,600 560
      Oklahoma City, OK $38,550 170
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, OR $63,800 80
      Salem, OR $60,740 60
      Oregon $57,010 890
      Portland, OR-WA $49,910 800
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,680 1,610
      Lancaster, PA $50,860 260
      Pennsylvania $50,780 7,720
      Reading, PA $50,530 190
      York, PA $49,490 500
      Lebanon, PA $48,710 50
      Gettysburg, PA $48,120 220
      Pittsburgh, PA $47,550 520
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $47,020 160
      Allentown, PA-NJ $46,720 390
      Central Pennsylvania $46,680 1,190
      Altoona, PA $46,040 210
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $42,450 190
      Harrisburg, PA $34,610 —
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $22,100 180
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $47,300 600
      Rhode Island $47,210 420
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeastern South Carolina $61,680 260
      South Carolina $51,720 3,650
      Florence, SC $50,830 310
      Columbia, SC $49,450 500
      Charleston, SC $48,740 150
      Greenville, SC $48,470 430
      Spartanburg, SC $48,240 300
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $44,330 80
      South Dakota $44,330 80
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $50,940 430
      Nashville, TN $50,110 470
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,530 420
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $48,110 480
      Tennessee $48,060 3,130
      Clarksville, TN-KY $47,030 100
      South Central Tennessee $46,290 230
      Jackson, TN $45,910 360
      East Tennessee $43,650 180
      North Central Tennessee $37,390 60
      Morristown, TN $36,330 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Killeen, TX $49,540 430
      North Region of Texas $47,080 430
      San Antonio, TX $46,180 140
      Texas $44,570 4,150
      Dallas, TX $43,930 1,550
      Houston, TX $42,710 470
      El Paso, TX $36,350 160
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $59,100 920
      Salt Lake City, UT $47,760 330
      Provo, UT $44,900 110
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Virginia $56,820 280
      Richmond, VA $49,660 940
      Virginia $49,110 2,310
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $48,050 250
      Lynchburg, VA $47,920 300
      Roanoke, VA $46,560 160
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Longview, WA $66,600 630
      Seattle, WA $59,300 690
      Washington $56,240 2,500
      Yakima, WA $52,400 210
      Spokane, WA $45,510 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Green Bay, WI $59,740 1,390
      Wausau, WI $59,600 420
      Appleton, WI $58,870 600
      Racine, WI $58,050 380
      Kenosha, WI $57,910 300
      Northeastern Wisconsin $57,840 780
      Wisconsin $57,760 6,930
      Oshkosh, WI $54,300 1,210
      South Central Wisconsin $51,950 300
      Milwaukee, WI $50,860 750
      Madison, WI $49,220 90
      Janesville, WI $47,320 180
      Western Wisconsin $36,970 50