The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $49,910 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,090.
Pay spans roughly $46,700 at the 10th percentile to $65,830 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.00 per hour. An estimated 800 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
| Median (annual) | $49,910 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.00 |
| 10th percentile | $46,700 |
| 90th percentile | $65,830 |
| Employment | 800 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.