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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Seattle, WA

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $64,020 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,468 a month.

10th percentile
$48,370
25th percentile
$49,350
Median percentile
$64,020
75th percentile
$65,660
90th percentile
$65,660

Based on 460 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

$53,620 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,020
Federal income tax−$5,502
Social Security + Medicare−$4,898
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,468
Every two weeks$2,062

Does it go far here?

$57,607Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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