The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Knoxville, TN is $50,940 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,960.
Pay spans roughly $37,860 at the 10th percentile to $63,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.49 per hour. An estimated 430 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $50,940 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.49 |
| 10th percentile | $37,860 |
| 90th percentile | $63,650 |
| Employment | 430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.