Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Waterbury, Connecticut

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lathe and turning machine tool 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 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterbury, Connecticut

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,020
25th Percentile Wage
$31,020
50th Percentile Wage
$31,020
75th Percentile Wage
$37,270
90th Percentile Wage
$61,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool 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 $61,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,020.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$31,020
19.18% 19.18%
2016
$25,070
9.05% -
2014
$22,800
-9.96% -
2012
$25,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool 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 $31,020 in Waterbury is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury is 39.3 percent (39.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford and 4.6 percent (4.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
$51,080
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
$40,050
Danbury
$37,400
New Haven
$36,730
Waterbury
$31,020
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$29,590

See also: Top paying jobs in Waterbury, Connecticut.