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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $105,540 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,483 a month.

10th percentile
$66,190
25th percentile
$84,730
Median percentile
$105,540
75th percentile
$144,510
90th percentile
$210,610

Based on 360 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

$77,800 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,540
Federal income tax−$14,389
Social Security + Medicare−$8,074
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$5,277
Monthly take-home$6,483
Every two weeks$2,992

Does it go far here?

$98,761Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
29%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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