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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $47,450 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,161 a month.

10th percentile
$37,650
25th percentile
$38,120
Median percentile
$47,450
75th percentile
$47,530
90th percentile
$59,280

Based on 210 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

$37,934 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,450
Federal income tax−$3,514
Social Security + Medicare−$3,630
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,373
Monthly take-home$3,161
Every two weeks$1,459

Does it go far here?

$44,402Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
59%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 welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut