Machinists · SOC 51-4041
Machinists Salary in the Connecticut
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Connecticut
Figures describe the state of Connecticut as a whole.
Machinists in the Connecticut earned a median of $62,130 per year ($29.87 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $43,900 at the 10th percentile to $82,630 at the 90th. BLS estimates 5,240 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Machinists in the Connecticut earn more than $62,130 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $49,900 and $76,040.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $43,900 | $49,900 | $62,130 | $76,040 | $82,630 |
| Hourly | $21.10 | $23.99 | $29.87 | $36.56 | $39.72 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Connecticut$62,130 median for Connecticut; middle half earns $49,900 to $76,040
- United Statesnational$58,750 median for United States; middle half earns $47,570 to $67,700
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Connecticut
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for machinists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Connecticutthis page$62,130 median for Connecticut; middle half earns $49,900 to $76,040
- $64,320 median for Hartford metro area; middle half earns $51,100 to $76,540
- $63,100 median for Bridgeport metro area; middle half earns $50,870 to $78,990
- $59,780 median for New Haven metro area; middle half earns $48,960 to $75,750
- $58,540 median for Waterbury metro area; middle half earns $45,850 to $64,640
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.