Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Illinois
Local pay for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Illinois, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-9196
$56,400
median pay, Illinois
5,360
employed in Illinois
+12.2%
vs U.S. median
-6.3%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders earn in Illinois
Illinois · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Illinois earn between $47,300 and $59,890 a year; the U.S. median is $50,270.
$39,830
P10
$47,300
P25
$56,400
MEDIAN
$59,890
P75
$62,810
P90
Pay by metro in Illinois