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Insurance Underwriters salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median insurance underwriters in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $114,980 a year, 41% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,997 a month.

10th percentile
$76,400
25th percentile
$81,600
Median percentile
$114,980
75th percentile
$157,190
90th percentile
$206,020

Based on 160 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

$83,969 take-home a year
Gross pay$114,980
Federal income tax−$16,466
Social Security + Medicare−$8,796
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$5,749
Monthly take-home$6,997
Every two weeks$3,230

Does it go far here?

$107,595Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
27%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 insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut