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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual and hourly salary statistics of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,630
25th Percentile Wage	$29,990
50th Percentile Wage	$35,050
75th Percentile Wage	$39,780
90th Percentile Wage	$46,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,630.

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	$35,050	5.11%	9.22%
2016	$33,260	-5.14%	-
2015	$34,970	-1.23%	-
2014	$35,400	5.20%	-
2013	$33,560	5.18%	-
2012	$31,820	-	-

Table 3. Compare Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,050, Indianapolis-Carmel is the second highest paying city for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $35,340). Compared with Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel is .8 percent (.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$35,340
Indianapolis-Carmel	$35,050
Elkhart-Goshen	$32,770
Gary	$32,770
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$32,380
Columbus	$30,850
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$30,470
Muncie	$29,260
Fort Wayne	$26,040
Michigan City-La Porte	$25,920
Terre Haute	$19,140