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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $66,980 a year, 32% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,383 a month.

10th percentile
$42,760
25th percentile
$47,420
Median percentile
$66,980
75th percentile
$78,940
90th percentile
$94,430

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

$52,601 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,980
Federal income tax−$5,906
Social Security + Medicare−$5,124
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$3,349
Monthly take-home$4,383
Every two weeks$2,023

Does it go far here?

$62,678Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
43%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 lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut