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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Providence, RI

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA earns $47,970 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,214 a month.

10th percentile
$37,000
25th percentile
$37,720
Median percentile
$47,970
75th percentile
$49,260
90th percentile
$56,660

Based on 370 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

$38,565 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,970
Federal income tax−$3,576
Social Security + Medicare−$3,670
Rhode Island income tax (approx.)−$2,159
Monthly take-home$3,214
Every two weeks$1,483

Does it go far here?

$47,134Median pay in Providence, RI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.8 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,307 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Providence, RI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$243,620
Physicians, All Other$234,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,640
Dentists, General$172,310
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,220
Financial Managers$167,570
Human Resources Managers$163,290
Managers, All Other$160,040

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