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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Median base pay · Waterbury-Shelton, CT
$36,770
≈ $17.68/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 280 jobs
Middle 50%
$36,770–$61,450
vs U.S. median
-27%
Metro rank
#14 of 14

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro earn a median of $36,770 a year, based on BLS estimates for 280 jobs (May 2025). That is 27% below the U.S. median of $50,620 and 26% below the CT statewide median of $49,380. It ranks #14 of 14 metros with published figures for this job.

LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE TOOL SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · WATERBURY-SHELTON, CT · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · WATERBURY-SHELTON, CT · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$36,770P25$36,770MEDIAN$36,770P75$61,450P90$72,150
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$36,670P25$43,250MEDIAN$50,620P75$60,700P90$69,700
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    What is the average Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Waterbury?

    The BLS median is $36,770 a year (May 2025). Half of the 280 jobs pay between $36,770 and $61,450. The 10th percentile is $36,770 and the 90th is $72,150.

    Is Waterbury a high-paying metro for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

    That is 27% below the U.S. median of $50,620 and 26% below the CT statewide median of $49,380. It ranks #14 of 14 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    How much do Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make an hour in Waterbury?

    About $17.68 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $36,770 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $17.68–$29.54 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

    Does this include experience levels?

    BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

    Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.