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Salaries & Cost of Living in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 7 occupations in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT.

Jobs listed
7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
Median of medians
$38,110
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,071
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
43%
3 of 7
Household income
$89,667
Census median per year
Property tax
$8,670
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT is part of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT labor market, and this page summarizes 7 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $38,110 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $211,000, and the lowest is Cashiers at $36,420.

A one-bedroom apartment in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,071 a month and a two-bedroom $2,399. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $33,551 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $63,542 a year, and 3 of the 7 occupations listed here (43%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, set beside the Connecticut and national medians.

Median household income in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT is $89,667, 6% below the Connecticut median of $95,781 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($24,852) equals 27.7% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $38,110, is 57% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT pay a median of $8,670 a year in real estate taxes, 31% above the Connecticut median of $6,643. With a median home value of $428,800, 17% above the Connecticut median of $366,900, the ratio of the two medians is 2.02% a year.

Renters in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT pay a median gross rent of $1,546 a month in the Census survey, 4% above the Connecticut median of $1,488. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $2,071; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT who travel to a workplace spend an average of 31.3 minutes each way, 18% above the Connecticut average of 26.5. 15.1% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, highest paying first

Showing 1–7 of 7.

Occupations in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$211,000$145,751$9,350
2General and Operations Managers$137,230$97,746$5,350
3Registered Nurses$105,660$77,793$3,687
4Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,110$31,595−$163
5Retail Salespersons$37,330$31,038−$209
6Fast Food and Counter Workers$36,550$30,482−$256
7Cashiers$36,420$30,389−$263