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

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Texas earn the most in Dallas (average $49,220 a year) and the least in El Paso ($39,530), across the 4 Texas metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders average at $48,900 and the median at $47,830 for 3,740 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $52,840.

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders average salary by city in Texas

Dallas$49,220
Killeen$47,740
Houston$46,330
El Paso$39,530

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Dallas	$49,220	$48,640	$40,130	$41,728	103
Killeen	$47,740	$49,520	$39,790	$40,539	91
Houston	$46,330	$46,130	$38,730	$39,406	99
El Paso	$39,530	$37,800	$37,600	$33,942	90

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Texas has no state income tax. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other states

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city and state

More about pay in Texas

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9196.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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