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

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Mississippi earns $47,380 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,196 a month.

10th percentile
$33,800
25th percentile
$41,130
Median percentile
$47,380
75th percentile
$58,640
90th percentile
$80,770

Based on 960 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

$38,355 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,380
Federal income tax−$3,506
Social Security + Medicare−$3,625
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,895
Monthly take-home$3,196
Every two weeks$1,475

Does it go far here?

$54,489Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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