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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Harrisburg, PA

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA earns $38,210 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,642 a month.

10th percentile
$32,720
25th percentile
$32,720
Median percentile
$38,210
75th percentile
$48,390
90th percentile
$48,500

Based on 340 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

$31,709 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,210
Federal income tax−$2,405
Social Security + Medicare−$2,923
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,173
Monthly take-home$2,642
Every two weeks$1,220

Does it go far here?

$38,733Median pay in Harrisburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.7 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisburg, PA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$209,140
Physicians, All Other$156,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$146,300
Pharmacists$135,480
Financial Managers$133,080
Nurse Practitioners$132,670
Lawyers$131,440
Marketing Managers$128,830

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