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Electrical Engineers salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median electrical engineers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $128,960 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,747 a month.

10th percentile
$85,990
25th percentile
$105,030
Median percentile
$128,960
75th percentile
$158,210
90th percentile
$176,790

Based on 430 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

$92,962 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,960
Federal income tax−$19,684
Social Security + Medicare−$9,865
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$6,448
Monthly take-home$7,747
Every two weeks$3,575

Does it go far here?

$120,677Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
24%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 electrical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut