SOC 43-4071 · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro

File Clerks Salary in Bridgeport, CT

The average salary for file clerks in Bridgeport, Connecticut is $43,580 a year ($20.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,010: half of the 130 people in this job in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,326).

$43,580average per year

$20.95 / hourMedian $34,010Take-home ≈ $35,697

  • $34K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-6%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 5Connecticut metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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File Clerks pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,970 or more. The middle half of file clerks in Bridgeport earn between $34,010 and $49,230.

  • $34K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,580$3,632$20.95
Median$34,010$2,834$16.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,010$2,834$16.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,230$4,102$23.67

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

File Clerks salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $43,580, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $35,697 a year, or $2,975 a month and $1,373 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 file clerks? 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 $43,580 buys what about $40,781 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 15.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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File Clerks salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 5th of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Hartford pays the most ($55,100).

All File Clerks salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for file clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($65,520).

File Clerks salary by city

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File Clerks salary in Bridgeport: questions

How much do file clerks make an hour in Bridgeport?

$20.95 an hour on average, and $16.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level file clerks salary in Bridgeport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the file clerks take-home pay in Bridgeport?

About $35,697 a year ($2,975 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,580. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do file clerks earn more in Bridgeport than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,326).

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 43-4071; area Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (14860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 15.7%.
  • 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 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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