The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $51,680 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,640.
Pay spans roughly $36,020 at the 10th percentile to $62,360 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.85 per hour. An estimated 1,610 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
| Median (annual) | $51,680 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.85 |
| 10th percentile | $36,020 |
| 90th percentile | $62,360 |
| Employment | 1,610 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.