Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Waterbury, Connecticut

The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterbury, Connecticut

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,110
25th Percentile Wage
$31,290
50th Percentile Wage
$36,810
75th Percentile Wage
$40,890
90th Percentile Wage
$47,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,110.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$36,810
0.60% 18.09%
2021
$36,590
-3.55% -
2020
$37,890
-2.38% -
2019
$38,790
8.35% -
2018
$35,550
9.68% -
2017
$32,110
10.56% -
2016
$28,720
4.04% -
2015
$27,560
-7.04% -
2014
$29,500
-1.86% -
2013
$30,050
-0.33% -
2012
$30,150
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Table 2. Compare Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Waterbury with Other Connecticut Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,810 in Waterbury is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk and 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
$40,770
Danbury
$38,600
New Haven
$37,930
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
$37,750
Waterbury
$36,810
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$35,900
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$34,900

See also: Top paying jobs in Waterbury, Connecticut.