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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Norwich, CT

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT earns $46,400 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,095 a month.

10th percentile
$38,170
25th percentile
$38,820
Median percentile
$46,400
75th percentile
$48,220
90th percentile
$65,450

Based on 90 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

$37,142 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,400
Federal income tax−$3,388
Social Security + Medicare−$3,550
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,320
Monthly take-home$3,095
Every two weeks$1,429

Does it go far here?

$46,194Median pay in Norwich, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.4 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Norwich, CT

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$154,190
General and Operations Managers$126,870
Software Developers$123,780
Project Management Specialists$109,800
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$105,690
Registered Nurses$101,330
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$94,950
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$83,840

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut