Highest-paying states for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

Oklahoma leads at $63,640 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

Place	Median	25th–75th
Oklahoma	$63,640	$48,950–$68,420
Maine	$61,780	$50,450–$64,890
Utah	$60,790	$49,550–$61,880
Washington	$59,410	$49,960–$64,650
Louisiana	$58,230	$49,530–$75,820
Minnesota	$58,150	$47,260–$63,310
Kentucky	$58,050	$50,800–$61,250
Wisconsin	$58,050	$47,840–$62,260
Idaho	$57,950	$51,300–$58,180
Oregon	$56,810	$47,990–$63,800
Illinois	$56,400	$47,300–$59,890
New Mexico	$53,930	$46,060–$57,830
New York	$52,800	$44,980–$61,170
Alabama	$52,290	$38,380–$64,060
Pennsylvania	$51,780	$45,390–$61,200
Michigan	$50,540	$48,220–$60,620
New Hampshire	$50,200	$47,700–$61,240
Georgia	$50,160	$44,870–$60,010
South Carolina	$50,040	$43,490–$61,680
Virginia	$49,900	$39,860–$60,440
Arizona	$49,160	$40,850–$50,880
Colorado	$48,940	$47,580–$58,000
Florida	$48,910	$42,220–$61,210
Massachusetts	$48,840	$43,170–$59,760
Indiana	$48,780	$46,170–$57,330
California	$48,730	$40,910–$59,390
Rhode Island	$48,710	$37,710–$49,260
Arkansas	$48,630	$44,510–$57,300
Connecticut	$48,530	$43,150–$64,710
Delaware	$48,110	$38,390–$50,860
Nebraska	$47,980	$41,830–$49,470
North Carolina	$47,940	$38,260–$56,870
Texas	$47,830	$39,260–$54,420
Maryland	$47,780	$38,620–$53,850
Nevada	$47,780	$44,340–$49,920
Missouri	$47,560	$44,270–$57,100
Ohio	$47,450	$44,310–$57,190
Mississippi	$47,380	$41,130–$58,640
Tennessee	$46,920	$37,070–$56,060
South Dakota	$46,910	$38,310–$47,520
Iowa	$46,110	$38,930–$67,340
New Jersey	$45,950	$37,450–$59,110
Kansas	$45,840	$37,710–$51,150

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.