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Food Preparation Workers salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median food preparation workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $37,820 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,556 a month.

10th percentile
$35,100
25th percentile
$36,650
Median percentile
$37,820
75th percentile
$42,700
90th percentile
$48,040

Based on 3,300 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

$30,677 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,820
Federal income tax−$2,358
Social Security + Medicare−$2,893
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$1,891
Monthly take-home$2,556
Every two weeks$1,180

Does it go far here?

$35,391Median 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 food preparation workers salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut