Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Salary in Bridgeport, CT

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $105,860 or more. The middle half of other postsecondary teachers in Bridgeport earn between $49,810 and $80,510.

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

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

Other postsecondary teachers in Bridgeport earn 12% less than the Connecticut average ($84,830) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($90,630). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $77,640.

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

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $74,430, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $57,748 a year, or $4,812 a month and $2,221 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 other postsecondary teachers? 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 $74,430 buys what about $69,649 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 5th of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; New Haven pays the most ($99,240).

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Highest-paying cities for other postsecondary teachers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,460).

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary by city

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