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Nursing Assistants salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median nursing assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $45,560 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,042 a month.

10th percentile
$38,660
25th percentile
$44,080
Median percentile
$45,560
75th percentile
$47,530
90th percentile
$53,960

Based on 4,500 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

$36,509 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,560
Federal income tax−$3,287
Social Security + Medicare−$3,485
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,278
Monthly take-home$3,042
Every two weeks$1,404

Does it go far here?

$42,634Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
62%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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