Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Bridgeport, CT

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $218,210 or more. The middle half of economics teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport earn between $99,260 and $218,210.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Bridgeport vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Economics teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport earn 16% less than the Connecticut average ($180,860) and 10% more than the U.S. average ($138,850). At the median the gap is +10% against the U.S. median of $123,920.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $152,400, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $107,037 a year, or $8,920 a month and $4,117 every two weeks. Taxes take 30% 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 economics teachers, postsecondary? 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 $152,400 buys what about $142,611 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 1st of 2 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for economics teachers, postsecondary

Ann Arbor, MI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($234,120).

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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