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

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $55,810 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,776 a month.

10th percentile
$37,430
25th percentile
$45,810
Median percentile
$55,810
75th percentile
$58,470
90th percentile
$64,900

Based on 1,430 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

$45,310 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,810
Federal income tax−$4,517
Social Security + Medicare−$4,269
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,713
Monthly take-home$3,776
Every two weeks$1,743

Does it go far here?

$54,420Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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