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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $99,730 a year, 50% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,167 a month.

10th percentile
$74,460
25th percentile
$80,440
Median percentile
$99,730
75th percentile
$106,070
90th percentile
$118,490

Based on 400 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

$74,004 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,730
Federal income tax−$13,111
Social Security + Medicare−$7,629
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,987
Monthly take-home$6,167
Every two weeks$2,846

Does it go far here?

$93,324Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
30%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

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