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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $40,030 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,695 a month.

10th percentile
$34,360
25th percentile
$36,770
Median percentile
$40,030
75th percentile
$45,870
90th percentile
$53,310

Based on 340 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

$32,343 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,030
Federal income tax−$2,624
Social Security + Medicare−$3,062
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,002
Monthly take-home$2,695
Every two weeks$1,244

Does it go far here?

$37,459Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
70%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

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