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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in New York

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York earns $52,800 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,453 a month.

10th percentile
$35,830
25th percentile
$44,980
Median percentile
$52,800
75th percentile
$61,170
90th percentile
$68,510

Based on 3,280 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

$41,437 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,800
Federal income tax−$4,156
Social Security + Medicare−$4,039
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,168
Monthly take-home$3,453
Every two weeks$1,594

Does it go far here?

$48,925Median pay in New York is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.9 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,621 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,040
Anesthesiologists$445,660
Radiologists$441,580
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$414,290
Surgeons, All Other$410,410
Dermatologists$374,010
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$360,050
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$348,800

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