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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT earns $46,020 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,071 a month.

10th percentile
$37,430
25th percentile
$38,240
Median percentile
$46,020
75th percentile
$53,460
90th percentile
$64,920

Based on 830 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

$36,856 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,020
Federal income tax−$3,342
Social Security + Medicare−$3,521
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,301
Monthly take-home$3,071
Every two weeks$1,418

Does it go far here?

$44,790Median pay in Hartford, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.7 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,416 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hartford, CT

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$222,820
General Internal Medicine Physicians$179,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,350
Financial Managers$170,310
Actuaries$166,800
Managers, All Other$163,730
Marketing Managers$163,210

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