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

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lancaster, PA earns $52,560 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,567 a month.

10th percentile
$33,520
25th percentile
$44,260
Median percentile
$52,560
75th percentile
$52,640
90th percentile
$58,700

Based on 220 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

$42,798 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,560
Federal income tax−$4,127
Social Security + Medicare−$4,021
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,614
Monthly take-home$3,567
Every two weeks$1,646

Does it go far here?

$53,492Median pay in Lancaster, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,357 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lancaster, PA

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,460
Financial Managers$134,280
Sales Managers$129,480
Lawyers$125,510
Industrial Production Managers$111,860
Software Developers$104,740
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,680
General and Operations Managers$98,810

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