Printing Press Operators in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,071
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$8,599
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,752
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
$45,670
Kept after tax
$37,071
Worth in national money
$35,752
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Connecticut is 22 of 51 states for printing press operators, with a middle wage of $45,670. 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, printing press operators ranks 389. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $45,670 the take-home is $37,071. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $35,752 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $48,880, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut ranks 22 of 51 for printing press operators at $45,670. 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, printing press operators ranks 389 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 $37,071 for printing press operators, from $45,670. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,752. ⚠️ 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 $48,880 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Printing Press Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,880 |
| This salary | $45,670 |
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 | $37,071 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,876 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,254 |
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 | $43,423 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,145 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of printing press operators in Connecticut earn under $45,670 and half over. The published range runs $36,080 at the tenth percentile to $64,880 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $37,071, worked from $45,670. 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 389 of 482.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,752 uses one figure for the whole of Connecticut. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 482 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 389.
- Figures are distribution medians for printing press operators in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,080 to $64,880; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Connecticut take-home of $37,071, on $45,670 for work ranking 389 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 389 of 482 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,752, worked from $45,670, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Connecticut address, on work sitting at 389 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $48,880, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,080 and the top tenth $64,880, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $35,752 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Connecticut's own levy, $37,071 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $48,880. 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 ($36,080 to $64,880) 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 $35,752 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 $37,071 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.