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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $49,120 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,348 a month.

10th percentile
$36,680
25th percentile
$47,480
Median percentile
$49,120
75th percentile
$57,330
90th percentile
$58,290

Based on 850 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

$40,174 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,120
Federal income tax−$3,714
Social Security + Medicare−$3,758
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,474
Monthly take-home$3,348
Every two weeks$1,545

Does it go far here?

$51,329Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

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