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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Indiana

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indiana earns $48,780 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,326 a month.

10th percentile
$36,070
25th percentile
$46,170
Median percentile
$48,780
75th percentile
$57,330
90th percentile
$60,800

Based on 2,580 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

$39,911 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,780
Federal income tax−$3,674
Social Security + Medicare−$3,732
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,463
Monthly take-home$3,326
Every two weeks$1,535

Does it go far here?

$52,267Median pay in Indiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,062 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indiana

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$430,640
Anesthesiologists$394,060
Physicians, All Other$366,190
Emergency Medicine Physicians$347,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$314,390
Family Medicine Physicians$261,940
Chief Executives$254,180
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$183,000

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