The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL is $49,070 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,300.
Pay spans roughly $36,300 at the 10th percentile to $56,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.59 per hour. An estimated 760 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $49,070 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.59 |
| 10th percentile | $36,300 |
| 90th percentile | $56,290 |
| Employment | 760 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.