SOC 43-5111 · Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Waterbury, CT

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Waterbury, Connecticut is $46,910 a year ($22.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,800: half of the 60 people in this job in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$46,910average per year

$22.55 / hourMedian $45,800Take-home ≈ $38,197

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $58K90th

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

60people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Connecticut metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Waterbury

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,090 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Waterbury earn between $40,040 and $45,800.

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $58K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,910$3,909$22.55
Median$45,800$3,817$22.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,040$3,337$19.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,800$3,817$22.02

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Waterbury vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Waterbury earn 8% less than the Connecticut average ($50,810) and about the same as the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waterbury$46,910$45,800$36,450$58,09060
Connecticut$50,810$46,540$36,950$72,000370
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Waterbury

On the average salary of $46,910, a single filer in Waterbury takes home about $38,197 a year, or $3,183 a month and $1,469 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 Waterbury a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waterbury area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.8), so the average $46,910 buys what about $47,014 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Waterbury ($51,440). A typical home costs $290,800, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Connecticut cities

Waterbury ranks 3rd of 4 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Bridgeport pays the most ($56,390).

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Waterbury: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Waterbury?

$22.55 an hour on average, and $22.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Waterbury?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,450 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Waterbury?

About $38,197 a year ($3,183 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,910. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Waterbury than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Waterbury-Shelton, CT (47930). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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 1.04, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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