The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $48,790 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,520.
Pay spans roughly $35,120 at the 10th percentile to $61,310 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.46 per hour. An estimated 780 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
| Median (annual) | $48,790 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.46 |
| 10th percentile | $35,120 |
| 90th percentile | $61,310 |
| Employment | 780 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.