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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $48,580 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,232 a month.

10th percentile
$36,280
25th percentile
$38,650
Median percentile
$48,580
75th percentile
$48,580
90th percentile
$52,770

Based on 40 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

$38,785 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,580
Federal income tax−$3,650
Social Security + Medicare−$3,716
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,429
Monthly take-home$3,232
Every two weeks$1,492

Does it go far here?

$45,460Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
58%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 woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut