The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $59,300 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $57,390.
Pay spans roughly $46,230 at the 10th percentile to $65,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.51 per hour. An estimated 690 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
| Median (annual) | $59,300 |
| Mean (annual) | $57,390 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.51 |
| 10th percentile | $46,230 |
| 90th percentile | $65,460 |
| Employment | 690 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.