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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $54,170 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,583 a month.

10th percentile
$39,940
25th percentile
$48,090
Median percentile
$54,170
75th percentile
$57,110
90th percentile
$62,850

Based on 80 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

$42,997 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,170
Federal income tax−$4,320
Social Security + Medicare−$4,144
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,709
Monthly take-home$3,583
Every two weeks$1,654

Does it go far here?

$50,691Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
52%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 extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut