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Power Plant Operators salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median power plant operators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $95,780 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,952 a month.

10th percentile
$69,690
25th percentile
$80,080
Median percentile
$95,780
75th percentile
$124,950
90th percentile
$130,600

Based on 50 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

$71,422 take-home a year
Gross pay$95,780
Federal income tax−$12,242
Social Security + Medicare−$7,327
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,789
Monthly take-home$5,952
Every two weeks$2,747

Does it go far here?

$89,628Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
32%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 power plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut