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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $59,020 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,888 a month.

10th percentile
$39,080
25th percentile
$45,840
Median percentile
$59,020
75th percentile
$62,760
90th percentile
$74,990

Based on 50 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

$46,652 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,020
Federal income tax−$4,902
Social Security + Medicare−$4,515
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,951
Monthly take-home$3,888
Every two weeks$1,794

Does it go far here?

$55,229Median 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

All separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut