Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Bridgeport, CT

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,880 or more. The middle half of philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport earn between $63,050 and $101,310.

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

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

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport earn 24% less than the Connecticut average ($119,490) and about the same as the U.S. average ($92,040). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $80,260.

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

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $90,540, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $68,120 a year, or $5,677 a month and $2,620 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 philosophy and religion 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 $90,540 buys what about $84,725 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 2nd of 2 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Hartford pays the most ($119,910).

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Highest-paying cities for philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($139,950).

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