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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $84,720 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,350 a month.

10th percentile
$60,150
25th percentile
$64,320
Median percentile
$84,720
75th percentile
$106,600
90th percentile
$124,750

Based on 590 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

$64,195 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,720
Federal income tax−$9,808
Social Security + Medicare−$6,481
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,236
Monthly take-home$5,350
Every two weeks$2,469

Does it go far here?

$79,278Median 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 special education teachers, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut