Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,389
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$8,701
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,059
Connecticut costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Connecticut — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,090
Kept after tax
$37,389
Worth in national money
$36,059
State rank
28
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Connecticut is 28 of 45 states for this job, with a middle wage of $46,090. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Connecticut this is lower-paid work. Of 482 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 382. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $46,090 the take-home is $37,389. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,059 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $48,450, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut ranks 28 of 45 for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders at $46,090. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Connecticut reports, extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders ranks 382 of 482, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $37,389 for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders, from $46,090. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,059. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $48,450 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,770 |
| This salary | $46,090 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Connecticut | $37,389 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,213 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,294 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $43,820 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,193 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Connecticut earn less than $46,090. The published range is $35,490 up to $61,770, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $37,389, worked from $46,090. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 382 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,059, the adjusted value of that $46,090 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 382 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,490 to $61,770. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Connecticut take-home of $37,389, on $46,090 for work ranking 382 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 382 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $36,059 — the adjusted value of that $46,090 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 382 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $48,450, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,490 and the top tenth $61,770, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Connecticut costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $36,059 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Connecticut then takes its own share, leaving $37,389.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Connecticut is $48,450. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,490 to $61,770) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Connecticut rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Connecticut's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $36,059 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $37,389 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Connecticut income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.