Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Indiana

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$48,780

Median hourly

$23

Average annual

$49,710

Employed in state

2.6K

The median annual salary for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Indiana is $48,780, or about $23 an hour. That is 3% lower than the national median.

Pay in Indiana ranges from $36,070 at the 10th percentile to $60,800 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 2.6K people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in the state.

Pay distribution in Indiana

10th$36,070

25th$46,170

Median$48,780

75th$57,330

90th$60,800

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $23.45
Daily: $188
Weekly: $938
Bi-weekly: $1,876
Monthly: $4,065
Annual: $48,780

$48,780 a year is around the 50th percentile for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss in Indiana. The median is $48,780.

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — Indiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$17.30	$36,070
25th percentile	$22.20	$46,170
Median	$23.40	$48,780
75th percentile	$27.60	$57,330
90th percentile	$29.20	$60,800
Average (mean)	$23.90	$49,710
Employment	2,580 people

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay by metro area in Indiana

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Terre Haute, IN	$65,110	40
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$59,020	4.3K
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$59,000	440
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,120	850
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,900	1.4K
Fort Wayne, IN	$48,080	210
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$43,420	90

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