SOC 51-4081 · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro

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

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hartford, Connecticut is $43,190 a year ($20.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,140: half of the 570 people in this job in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$43,190average per year

$20.76 / hourMedian $40,140Take-home ≈ $35,399

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  • $38K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

570people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Connecticut metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Hartford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,060 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hartford earn between $38,200 and $45,450.

  • $37K10th
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  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,190$3,599$20.76
Median$40,140$3,345$19.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,200$3,183$18.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,450$3,788$21.85

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Hartford vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hartford earn 5% less than the Connecticut average ($45,560) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Hartford$43,190$40,140$37,340$58,060570
Connecticut$45,560$42,580$35,860$61,2702,150
United States$50,030$47,180$35,780$74,450124,590

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Hartford

On the average salary of $43,190, a single filer in Hartford takes home about $35,399 a year, or $2,950 a month and $1,362 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is Hartford a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Hartford area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.7), so the average $43,190 buys what about $42,036 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Hartford ($59,940). A typical home costs $400,167, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Hartford ranks 3rd of 4 Connecticut metro areas for this job; New Haven pays the most ($47,340).

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Highest-paying cities for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,500).

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Hartford: questions

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Hartford?

$20.76 an hour on average, and $19.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Hartford?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Hartford?

About $35,399 a year ($2,950 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,190. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Hartford than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

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; area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (25540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.18, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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