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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median butchers and meat cutters in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $47,360 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,155 a month.

10th percentile
$36,360
25th percentile
$38,710
Median percentile
$47,360
75th percentile
$56,690
90th percentile
$62,210

Based on 310 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,866 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,360
Federal income tax−$3,503
Social Security + Medicare−$3,623
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,368
Monthly take-home$3,155
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$44,318Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,875 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bridgeport, CT

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$367,050
Financial Managers$211,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$199,040
Human Resources Managers$191,190
Lawyers$180,610
Dentists, General$180,440
Managers, All Other$174,520

All butchers and meat cutters salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut