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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Springfield, Massachusetts

The annual and hourly salary statistics of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Springfield, Massachusetts are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Springfield 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 Springfield, Massachusetts

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$24,740
25th Percentile Wage	$31,340
50th Percentile Wage	$37,990
75th Percentile Wage	$46,250
90th Percentile Wage	$53,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Springfield, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,740.

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	$37,990	-4.11%	1.21%
2016	$39,550	0.83%	-
2015	$39,220	3.29%	-
2014	$37,930	1.27%	-
2013	$37,450	-0.21%	-
2012	$37,530	-	-

Table 3. Compare Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Springfield with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,990, Springfield is the second highest paying city for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $46,360). Compared with Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Springfield is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$46,360
Springfield	$37,990
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	$37,690
Worcester	$36,680
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	$34,640
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner	$32,320
Peabody	$23,410