The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $57,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,710.
Pay spans roughly $39,930 at the 10th percentile to $61,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.52 per hour. An estimated 4,970 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $57,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.52 |
| 10th percentile | $39,930 |
| 90th percentile | $61,770 |
| Employment | 4,970 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.