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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia

The annual and hourly salary statistics of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$20,760
25th Percentile Wage	$26,920
50th Percentile Wage	$34,140
75th Percentile Wage	$42,100
90th Percentile Wage	$50,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,760.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$34,140	3.57%	4.28%
2016	$32,920	7.14%	-
2015	$30,570	-5.99%	-
2014	$32,400	-1.94%	-
2013	$33,030	1.06%	-
2012	$32,680	-	-

Table 3. Compare Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta with Other Georgia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,140 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta is in the middle of salary range for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Georgia. In comparison, the annual salary of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Rome and 32.7 percent (32.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gainesville.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Rome	$45,350
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$38,930
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$38,290
Savannah	$37,140
Macon	$36,800
Albany	$34,860
Dalton	$34,320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	$34,140
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$32,210
Valdosta	$31,230
Gainesville	$22,980