SOC 51-9162 · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Bridgeport, CT

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Bridgeport, Connecticut is $84,700 a year ($40.72 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $87,880: half of the 70 people in this job in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

$84,700average per year

$40.72 / hourMedian $87,880Take-home ≈ $64,358

  • $59K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
+14%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 4Connecticut metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,130 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Bridgeport earn between $65,830 and $98,460.

  • $59K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$84,700$7,058$40.72
Median$87,880$7,323$42.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,830$5,486$31.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,460$8,205$47.34

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $84,700, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $64,358 a year, or $5,363 a month and $2,475 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is Bridgeport a good place for computer numerically controlled tool programmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bridgeport area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.9), so the average $84,700 buys what about $79,260 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 2nd of 4 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Hartford pays the most ($90,930).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for computer numerically controlled tool programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($100,860).

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in Bridgeport: questions

How much do computer numerically controlled tool programmers make an hour in Bridgeport?

$40.72 an hour on average, and $42.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer numerically controlled tool programmers salary in Bridgeport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer numerically controlled tool programmers take-home pay in Bridgeport?

About $64,358 a year ($5,363 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $84,700. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do computer numerically controlled tool programmers earn more in Bridgeport than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9162; area Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (14860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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