The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina is $47,600 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,510.
Pay spans roughly $33,720 at the 10th percentile to $61,780 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.89 per hour. An estimated 5,010 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $47,600 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.89 |
| 10th percentile | $33,720 |
| 90th percentile | $61,780 |
| Employment | 5,010 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.