The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $47,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,910.
Pay spans roughly $33,760 at the 10th percentile to $59,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.07 per hour. An estimated 620 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $47,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,910 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.07 |
| 10th percentile | $33,760 |
| 90th percentile | $59,290 |
| Employment | 620 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.