SOC 51-9124 · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Bridgeport, CT

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bridgeport, Connecticut is $71,800 a year ($34.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,360: half of the 270 people in this job in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 36% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

$71,800average per year

$34.52 / hourMedian $63,360Take-home ≈ $56,042

  • $41K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $117K90th

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

270people in this job
+36%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Connecticut metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $117,020 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bridgeport earn between $47,740 and $94,250.

  • $41K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $117K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,800$5,983$34.52
Median$63,360$5,280$30.46
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,740$3,978$22.95
Experienced (75th percentile)$94,250$7,854$45.31

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

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Bridgeport vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bridgeport earn 25% more than the Connecticut average ($57,650) and 36% more than the U.S. average ($52,620). At the median the gap is +31% against the U.S. median of $48,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bridgeport$71,800$63,360$40,580$117,020270
Connecticut$57,650$52,900$38,460$79,0501,550
United States$52,620$48,250$36,260$74,730158,740

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

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $71,800, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $56,042 a year, or $4,670 a month and $2,155 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Bridgeport a good place for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bridgeport area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.9), so the average $71,800 buys what about $67,188 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 1st of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,510).

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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Bridgeport: questions

How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Bridgeport?

$34.52 an hour on average, and $30.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Bridgeport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Bridgeport?

About $56,042 a year ($4,670 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,800. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Bridgeport than elsewhere?

The average here is 36% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

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 51-9124; area Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (14860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • 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: Zillow Home Value Index. 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 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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