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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Connecticut

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Connecticut earns $46,090 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,076 a month.

10th percentile
$35,490
25th percentile
$39,130
Median percentile
$46,090
75th percentile
$57,480
90th percentile
$61,770

Based on 240 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

$36,909 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,090
Federal income tax−$3,351
Social Security + Medicare−$3,526
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,305
Monthly take-home$3,076
Every two weeks$1,420

Does it go far here?

$44,484Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Connecticut

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$326,670
Chief Executives$295,120
Pediatricians, General$216,830
Physicians, All Other$214,990
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

All extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut