The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $54,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,550.
Pay spans roughly $37,890 at the 10th percentile to $65,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.07 per hour. An estimated 1,200 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
| Median (annual) | $54,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,550 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.07 |
| 10th percentile | $37,890 |
| 90th percentile | $65,870 |
| Employment | 1,200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.