SOC 43-9022 · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro

Word Processors and Typists Salary in Bridgeport, CT

The average salary for word processors and typists in Bridgeport, Connecticut is $53,480 a year ($25.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,750: half of the 50 people in this job in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,623).

$53,480average per year

$25.71 / hourMedian $51,750Take-home ≈ $43,179

  • $42K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
+4%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Connecticut metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Word Processors and Typists pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,300 or more. The middle half of word processors and typists in Bridgeport earn between $44,510 and $60,530.

  • $42K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,480$4,457$25.71
Median$51,750$4,312$24.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,510$3,709$21.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,530$5,044$29.10

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

Word Processors and Typists salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $53,480, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $43,179 a year, or $3,598 a month and $1,661 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 word processors and typists? 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 $53,480 buys what about $50,045 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 12.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Word Processors and Typists salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 1st of 2 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for word processors and typists

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,920).

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Word Processors and Typists salary in Bridgeport: questions

How much do word processors and typists make an hour in Bridgeport?

$25.71 an hour on average, and $24.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level word processors and typists salary in Bridgeport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the word processors and typists take-home pay in Bridgeport?

About $43,179 a year ($3,598 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,480. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do word processors and typists earn more in Bridgeport than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,623).

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 43-9022; area Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (14860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • 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 0.53, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.53).

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