SOC 51-5113 · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro

Print Binding and Finishing Workers Salary in Hartford, CT

The average salary for print binding and finishing workers in Hartford, Connecticut is $48,990 a year ($23.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,450: half of the 200 people in this job in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($44,860).

$48,990average per year

$23.55 / hourMedian $48,450Take-home ≈ $39,784

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
+9%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 4Connecticut metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Print Binding and Finishing Workers pay range in Hartford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,030 or more. The middle half of print binding and finishing workers in Hartford earn between $37,520 and $60,580.

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,990$4,082$23.55
Median$48,450$4,038$23.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,520$3,127$18.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,580$5,048$29.12

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

Print Binding and Finishing Workers salary after taxes in Hartford

On the average salary of $48,990, a single filer in Hartford takes home about $39,784 a year, or $3,315 a month and $1,530 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 print binding and finishing workers? 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 $48,990 buys what about $47,681 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Hartford ($59,940). A typical home costs $400,167, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Print Binding and Finishing Workers salary in other Connecticut cities

Hartford ranks 2nd of 4 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Bridgeport pays the most ($52,030).

All Print Binding and Finishing Workers salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for print binding and finishing workers

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,110).

Print Binding and Finishing Workers salary by city

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Print Binding and Finishing Workers salary in Hartford: questions

How much do print binding and finishing workers make an hour in Hartford?

$23.55 an hour on average, and $23.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level print binding and finishing workers salary in Hartford?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the print binding and finishing workers take-home pay in Hartford?

About $39,784 a year ($3,315 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,990. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do print binding and finishing workers earn more in Hartford than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($44,860).

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 51-5113; area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (25540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • 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 1.55, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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