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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $49,160 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,371 a month.

10th percentile
$37,300
25th percentile
$42,070
Median percentile
$49,160
75th percentile
$50,880
90th percentile
$58,300

Based on 1,120 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

$40,451 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,160
Federal income tax−$3,719
Social Security + Medicare−$3,761
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,229
Monthly take-home$3,371
Every two weeks$1,556

Does it go far here?

$47,582Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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