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Average Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders Salary in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Macon-Bibb County, GA earn a median annual salary of $46,910, which is -6.7% compared to the national median. There are 730 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Macon-Bibb County, GA (metro area).

$46,910
Macon-Bibb County, GA median annual wage
$23/hour median
-6.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,270
730
Local employment
7.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
12.37
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$45,740
25th
$45,740
Median
$46,910
75th
$57,590
90th
$80,020

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Macon-Bibb County, GA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$52,989
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 89.5%
Rents: 58.9%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Cedar Rapids, IA $83,470 Compare 260
Pittsfield, MA $65,190 Compare 190
Terre Haute, IN $65,110 Compare 40
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $64,020 Compare 460
Albany, OR $63,800 Compare 80
Glens Falls, NY $61,830 Compare 340

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians $354,430 1.51
Family Medicine Physicians $281,860 1.29
Nurse Anesthetists $229,800 1.62
Dentists, General $203,070 0.57
Computer And Information Systems Managers $150,710 0.37
Physicians, All Other $140,880 1.67
Financial Managers $138,160 0.60
Marketing Managers $135,820 0.25

Macon-Bibb County, GA has salary data for 299 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders are projected to change by -6.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 8,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.