Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Bridgeport, CT

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $214,130 or more. The middle half of sociology teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport earn between $72,280 and $137,780.

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

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

Sociology teachers, postsecondary in Bridgeport earn 5% less than the Connecticut average ($121,980) and 20% more than the U.S. average ($96,980). At the median the gap is +22% against the U.S. median of $84,290.

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

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $116,210, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $84,536 a year, or $7,045 a month and $3,251 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 sociology 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 $116,210 buys what about $108,746 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 4th of 4 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Norwich pays the most ($127,340).

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Highest-paying cities for sociology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($161,030).

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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