SOC 51-7042 · Connecticut

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in Connecticut

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in Connecticut earn the most in Hartford (average $49,390 a year) and the least in Bridgeport ($46,370), across the 2 Connecticut metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) average at $46,970 and the median at $47,140 for 150 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $43,570.

$49Khighest: Hartford
$46Klowest: Bridgeport
80jobs in these metros
2metro areas
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing average salary by city in Connecticut

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

CityAverageMedian25th pct.Take-home*Cost of living
Hartford$49,390$50,000$40,000$40,090103
Bridgeport$46,370$48,580$38,650$37,785107

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables). Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in other states

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary by city and state

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