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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Texas

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Texas earns $47,830 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,384 a month.

10th percentile
$36,490
25th percentile
$39,260
Median percentile
$47,830
75th percentile
$54,420
90th percentile
$66,200

Based on 3,740 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

$40,611 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,830
Federal income tax−$3,560
Social Security + Medicare−$3,659
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,384
Every two weeks$1,562

Does it go far here?

$49,280Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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