The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $50,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,170.
Pay spans roughly $38,120 at the 10th percentile to $63,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.45 per hour. An estimated 750 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
| Median (annual) | $50,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,170 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.45 |
| 10th percentile | $38,120 |
| 90th percentile | $63,420 |
| Employment | 750 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.