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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Albany, NY

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $48,760 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,203 a month.

10th percentile
$34,900
25th percentile
$38,720
Median percentile
$48,760
75th percentile
$61,950
90th percentile
$62,860

Based on 280 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,433 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,760
Federal income tax−$3,671
Social Security + Medicare−$3,730
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,926
Monthly take-home$3,203
Every two weeks$1,478

Does it go far here?

$48,973Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

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