Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Waterbury, Connecticut

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of extruding and drawing 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 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterbury, Connecticut

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,810
25th Percentile Wage
$41,320
50th Percentile Wage
$45,980
75th Percentile Wage
$49,420
90th Percentile Wage
$56,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing 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 $56,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,810.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,980
-1.26% 20.27%
2021
$46,560
-0.54% -
2019
$46,810
-5.64% -
2018
$49,450
7.54% -
2017
$45,720
13.06% -
2016
$39,750
1.06% -
2015
$39,330
7.35% -
2014
$36,440
-0.74% -
2013
$36,710
0.14% -
2012
$36,660
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Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing 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 $45,980 in Waterbury is in the middle of salary range for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
$51,660
New Haven
$47,070
Waterbury
$45,980
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
$45,250
Danbury
$38,390
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$33,560
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$30,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Waterbury, Connecticut.