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Registered Nurses salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median registered nurses in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $105,660 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,490 a month.

10th percentile
$83,030
25th percentile
$97,610
Median percentile
$105,660
75th percentile
$129,390
90th percentile
$141,330

Based on 8,370 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

$77,879 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,660
Federal income tax−$14,415
Social Security + Medicare−$8,083
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$5,283
Monthly take-home$6,490
Every two weeks$2,995

Does it go far here?

$98,873Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
29%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 registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut