The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $49,110 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,200.
Pay spans roughly $38,990 at the 10th percentile to $61,000 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.61 per hour. An estimated 430 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI.
| Median (annual) | $49,110 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.61 |
| 10th percentile | $38,990 |
| 90th percentile | $61,000 |
| Employment | 430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.