Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Connecticut

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Connecticut earn the most in New Haven (average $47,340 a year) and the least in Waterbury ($43,120), across the 4 Connecticut metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $45,560 and the median at $42,580 for 2,150 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $50,030.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic average salary by city in Connecticut

New Haven$47,340
Bridgeport$44,260
Hartford$43,190
Waterbury$43,120

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
New Haven	$47,340	$47,560	$40,960	$38,525	105
Bridgeport	$44,260	$40,780	$38,280	$36,175	107
Hartford	$43,190	$40,140	$38,200	$35,399	103
Waterbury	$43,120	$38,840	$36,690	$35,346	100

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables). Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other states

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4081.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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