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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Dayton, OH

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH earns $47,010 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,222 a month.

10th percentile
$37,470
25th percentile
$44,860
Median percentile
$47,010
75th percentile
$48,500
90th percentile
$59,140

Based on 140 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

$38,660 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,010
Federal income tax−$3,461
Social Security + Medicare−$3,596
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,293
Monthly take-home$3,222
Every two weeks$1,487

Does it go far here?

$50,715Median pay in Dayton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,039 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dayton, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$315,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,040
Engineers, All Other$142,080
Physician Assistants$138,400
Managers, All Other$137,780
Financial Managers$137,140
Pharmacists$136,110

All paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio