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

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Massachusetts earns $48,840 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,248 a month.

10th percentile
$38,600
25th percentile
$43,170
Median percentile
$48,840
75th percentile
$59,760
90th percentile
$65,220

Based on 1,920 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

$38,981 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,840
Federal income tax−$3,681
Social Security + Medicare−$3,736
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,442
Monthly take-home$3,248
Every two weeks$1,499

Does it go far here?

$46,181Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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