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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $57,440 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,788 a month.

10th percentile
$42,580
25th percentile
$49,120
Median percentile
$57,440
75th percentile
$68,040
90th percentile
$79,330

Based on 5,800 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

$45,461 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,440
Federal income tax−$4,713
Social Security + Medicare−$4,394
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,872
Monthly take-home$3,788
Every two weeks$1,749

Does it go far here?

$53,751Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
49%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut