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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $59,010 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,887 a month.

10th percentile
$44,030
25th percentile
$48,160
Median percentile
$59,010
75th percentile
$70,320
90th percentile
$70,320

Based on 130 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

$46,644 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,010
Federal income tax−$4,901
Social Security + Medicare−$4,514
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,951
Monthly take-home$3,887
Every two weeks$1,794

Does it go far here?

$55,220Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
48%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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