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Childcare Workers salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median childcare workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $38,020 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,569 a month.

10th percentile
$36,430
25th percentile
$37,300
Median percentile
$38,020
75th percentile
$43,810
90th percentile
$46,550

Based on 3,720 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

$30,828 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,020
Federal income tax−$2,382
Social Security + Medicare−$2,909
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$1,901
Monthly take-home$2,569
Every two weeks$1,186

Does it go far here?

$35,578Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
73%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 childcare workers salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut