The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME is $51,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,390.
Pay spans roughly $48,080 at the 10th percentile to $52,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.74 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $51,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,390 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.74 |
| 10th percentile | $48,080 |
| 90th percentile | $52,480 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.