The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tennessee is $48,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,720.
Pay spans roughly $36,050 at the 10th percentile to $63,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.11 per hour. An estimated 3,130 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tennessee.
| Median (annual) | $48,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,720 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.11 |
| 10th percentile | $36,050 |
| 90th percentile | $63,650 |
| Employment | 3,130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.