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

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Washington earns $59,410 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,160 a month.

10th percentile
$44,640
25th percentile
$49,960
Median percentile
$59,410
75th percentile
$64,650
90th percentile
$74,410

Based on 2,170 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

$49,916 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,410
Federal income tax−$4,949
Social Security + Medicare−$4,545
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,160
Every two weeks$1,920

Does it go far here?

$55,517Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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