The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Salinas, CA is $36,940 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,400.
Pay spans roughly $34,580 at the 10th percentile to $61,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.76 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Salinas, CA.
| Median (annual) | $36,940 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,400 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.76 |
| 10th percentile | $34,580 |
| 90th percentile | $61,370 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.