The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $49,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,930.
Pay spans roughly $40,370 at the 10th percentile to $59,740 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.62 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
| Median (annual) | $49,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,930 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.62 |
| 10th percentile | $40,370 |
| 90th percentile | $59,740 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.