How much do Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

Percentile spread

For Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, the published 10th percentile is $39,690 and the 90th percentile is $57,700. The difference is $18,010, which is 37.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,680 to the 75th at $57,690, covers $10,010.

The mean annual wage is $51,530, which sits above the median of $47,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 11.8% higher than the national median of $42,660 for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,796, which is 12% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% lower than the Connecticut median of $48,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand at $47,796 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 4th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $48,670 and employment of 110. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,369, against $47,796 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 66 miles away, with a median of $51,000 and employment of 450. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,308, against $47,796 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 94 miles away, with a median of $51,630 and employment of 140. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,731, against $47,796 here.