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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Connecticut

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Connecticut earns $46,240 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,085 a month.

10th percentile
$36,120
25th percentile
$38,010
Median percentile
$46,240
75th percentile
$59,140
90th percentile
$67,040

Based on 1,100 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

$37,022 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,240
Federal income tax−$3,369
Social Security + Medicare−$3,537
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,312
Monthly take-home$3,085
Every two weeks$1,424

Does it go far here?

$44,629Median 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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut