Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Georgia
The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Georgia earns $50,160 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,323 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $35,140
- 25th percentile
- $44,870
- Median percentile
- $50,160
- 75th percentile
- $60,010
- 90th percentile
- $75,900
Based on 5,650 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
$39,880 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $50,160 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,839 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,837 |
| Georgia income tax (approx.) | −$2,603 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,323 |
| Every two weeks | $1,534 |
Does it go far here?
$52,091Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Georgia
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $618,090 |
| Cardiologists | $610,070 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $425,460 |
| Physicians, All Other | $266,880 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $259,320 |
| Anesthesiologists | $230,000 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $224,630 |
| Chief Executives | $208,180 |
All paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia