SOC 25-1081 · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro

Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Bridgeport, CT

The average salary for education teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport, Connecticut is $80,680 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,100: half of the 270 people in this job in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($79,350).

$80,680average per year

Median $75,100Take-home ≈ $61,776

  • $49K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

270people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Connecticut metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,330 or more. The middle half of education teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport earn between $62,460 and $96,740.

  • $49K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,680$6,723—
Median$75,100$6,258—
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,460$5,205—
Experienced (75th percentile)$96,740$8,062—

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

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

Education teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport earn 8% less than the Connecticut average ($87,230) and about the same as the U.S. average ($79,350). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $75,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bridgeport$80,680$75,100$49,030$104,330270
Connecticut$87,230$80,620$49,100$127,400900
United States$79,350$75,350$39,530$126,86060,830

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

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $80,680, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $61,776 a year, or $5,148 a month and $2,376 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 education 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 $80,680 buys what about $75,498 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 4th of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Hartford pays the most ($97,540).

All Education Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for education teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,400).

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Bridgeport: questions

What is the entry-level education teachers, postsecondary salary in Bridgeport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,460, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the education teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Bridgeport?

About $61,776 a year ($5,148 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,680. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do education teachers, postsecondary earn more in Bridgeport than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($79,350).

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 25-1081; area Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (14860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.68, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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