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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Sacramento, CA

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $53,870 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,474 a month.

10th percentile
$39,850
25th percentile
$47,280
Median percentile
$53,870
75th percentile
$61,170
90th percentile
$61,870

Based on 230 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

$41,694 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,870
Federal income tax−$4,284
Social Security + Medicare−$4,121
California income tax (approx.)−$3,771
Monthly take-home$3,474
Every two weeks$1,604

Does it go far here?

$50,502Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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