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title: "Average Salary in Bridgeport, CT"
description: "Mean $84,700, median $61,470 in the Bridgeport metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Bridgeport, CT

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $84,700, median $61,470 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 404,180 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $57,520.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $36,370 |
| 25th | $41,960 |
| 50th | $61,470 |
| 75th | $101,480 |
| 90th | $161,440 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 106.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 150.5 |
| Goods | 97.3 |
| Utilities | 147.1 |
| Other services | 102.7 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Podiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/podiatrist): $232,690
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $231,710
- [Commercial Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/commercial-pilot): $226,590
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $224,990
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $213,490
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $212,350
- [Human Resources Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/human-resources-manager): $209,710
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $208,830
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $197,830
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $195,080

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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