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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $49,610 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,297 a month.

10th percentile
$39,240
25th percentile
$44,030
Median percentile
$49,610
75th percentile
$56,430
90th percentile
$57,890

Based on 270 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$39,561 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,610
Federal income tax−$3,773
Social Security + Medicare−$3,795
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,481
Monthly take-home$3,297
Every two weeks$1,522

Does it go far here?

$46,423Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,875 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bridgeport, CT

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$367,050
Financial Managers$211,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$199,040
Human Resources Managers$191,190
Lawyers$180,610
Dentists, General$180,440
Managers, All Other$174,520

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut