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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $84,000 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,310 a month.

10th percentile
$62,110
25th percentile
$78,000
Median percentile
$84,000
75th percentile
$94,220
90th percentile
$99,210

Based on 1,520 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

$63,724 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,000
Federal income tax−$9,650
Social Security + Medicare−$6,426
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,200
Monthly take-home$5,310
Every two weeks$2,451

Does it go far here?

$78,605Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
35%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 police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut