The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $43,930 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,420.
Pay spans roughly $36,920 at the 10th percentile to $57,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.12 per hour. An estimated 1,550 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $43,930 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.12 |
| 10th percentile | $36,920 |
| 90th percentile | $57,290 |
| Employment | 1,550 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.