The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Reading, PA is $50,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,060.
Pay spans roughly $38,190 at the 10th percentile to $62,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.29 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Reading, PA.
| Median (annual) | $50,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,060 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.29 |
| 10th percentile | $38,190 |
| 90th percentile | $62,480 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.