Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Across all occupations in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metropolitan area, the median wage is $61,470 a year ($29.55 an hour) and the mean $84,700, May 2025. That median is +21% against the US median of $50,980 and +3% against Connecticut's $59,690. BLS counts 404,180 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is cardiologists; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT vs Connecticut and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT area, Connecticut and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	Hourly	$17.49	$20.17	$29.55	$48.79	$77.62	$40.72	404,180
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	Annual	$36,370	$41,960	$61,470	$101,480	$161,440	$84,700	404,180
Connecticut	Hourly	$17.04	$19.42	$28.70	$45.73	$65.29	$37.22	1,696,170
Connecticut	Annual	$35,450	$40,390	$59,690	$95,110	$135,790	$77,420	1,696,170
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

485 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Connecticut. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Cardiologists	$527,720	$253.71	70
2	Chief Executives	$388,060	$186.57	480
3	Physicians, All Other	$367,050	$176.46	830
4	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$338,950	$162.96	90
5	Psychiatrists	$329,530	$158.43	90
6	Commercial Pilots	$232,600	*	90
7	Podiatrists	$229,020	$110.10	30
8	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$221,400	$106.44	250
9	Pediatricians, General	$220,030	$105.78	370
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$218,860	$105.22	230
11	Financial Managers in Connecticut	$211,000	$101.44	7,210
12	Natural Sciences Managers	$204,250	$98.20	220
13	Computer Hardware Engineers	$202,390	$97.30	120
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Connecticut	$201,440	$96.85	2,900
15	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$199,040	$95.69	970
16	Actuaries	$194,130	$93.33	220
17	Human Resources Managers	$191,190	$91.92	990
18	Lawyers in Connecticut	$180,610	$86.83	2,100
19	Dentists, General	$180,440	$86.75	740
20	Training and Development Managers	$175,470	$84.36	180

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Connecticut	12,230	30.26	1.21	$37,330
2	General and Operations Managers in Connecticut	11,140	27.56	1.22	$137,230
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Connecticut	10,850	26.86	0.97	$38,110
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Connecticut	8,660	21.43	0.86	$36,550
5	Registered Nurses in Connecticut	8,370	20.70	0.95	$105,660
6	Cashiers in Connecticut	8,210	20.31	1.02	$36,420
7	Financial Managers in Connecticut	7,210	17.83	3.29	$211,000
8	Waiters and Waitresses in Connecticut	6,270	15.52	1.06	$38,820
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Connecticut	6,220	15.39	1.08	$38,630
10	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Connecticut	5,800	14.35	1.31	$57,440
11	Customer Service Representatives in Connecticut	5,660	14.02	0.84	$49,970
12	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Connecticut	5,490	13.58	1.47	$79,770
13	Stockers and Order Fillers in Connecticut	5,220	12.92	0.71	$38,060
14	Office Clerks, General in Connecticut	5,110	12.64	0.80	$49,100
15	Accountants and Auditors in Connecticut	5,000	12.36	1.33	$102,020
16	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Connecticut	4,920	12.17	1.99	$46,430
17	Receptionists and Information Clerks in Connecticut	4,780	11.83	2.02	$44,610
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Connecticut	4,590	11.37	1.27	$98,600
19	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Connecticut	4,570	11.32	1.24	$39,210
20	Nursing Assistants in Connecticut	4,500	11.14	1.20	$45,560

Most concentrated occupations in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Special Education Teachers, All Other	6.49	570	1.42	$63,510
2	Broadcast Technicians	4.73	260	0.64	$60,350
3	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	4.04	270	0.68	$35,940
4	Manicurists and Pedicurists	4.03	1,600	3.96	$34,770
5	Compensation and Benefits Managers	3.92	230	0.58	$218,860
6	Personal Financial Advisors	3.60	2,500	6.18	$135,770
6	Pediatricians, General	3.60	370	0.91	$220,030
8	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.46	210	0.52	$63,900
9	Barbers	3.37	130	0.33	$43,020
10	Financial Managers in Connecticut	3.29	7,210	17.83	$211,000

Occupation groups in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$164,920	$184,330	42,330	104.74	1.46
Computer and Mathematical	$122,550	$128,380	10,350	25.60	0.76
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$107,240	$118,240	2,620	6.47	0.68
Architecture and Engineering	$106,440	$112,840	6,940	17.18	1.02
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$103,720	$125,400	26,020	64.39	1.02
Business and Financial Operations	$101,850	$117,810	29,650	73.35	1.08
Educational Instruction and Library	$76,290	$76,950	29,600	73.25	1.25
Construction and Extraction	$72,800	$74,380	10,930	27.05	0.65
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$69,990	$82,800	6,920	17.13	1.30
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$68,190	$73,400	12,080	29.88	0.76
Protective Service	$62,630	$67,720	8,960	22.18	0.91
Community and Social Service	$61,840	$68,940	6,980	17.27	1.01
Office and Administrative Support	$55,640	$60,570	44,780	110.80	0.97
Production	$48,210	$57,080	14,260	35.29	0.64
Transportation and Material Moving	$45,160	$50,210	23,890	59.11	0.67
Healthcare Support	$44,010	$44,840	21,890	54.15	1.07
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$43,860	$46,840	14,260	35.28	1.21
Sales and Related	$42,220	$63,390	36,920	91.35	1.06
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$39,000	$43,450	190	0.47	0.17
Personal Care and Service	$38,380	$46,910	14,260	35.27	1.68
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$37,590	$43,570	35,790	88.56	1.01
Legal	–	–	–	–	–

Every occupation in Connecticut, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 485 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT estimates (area 14860).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.