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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $68,230 a year, 59% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,452 a month.

10th percentile
$34,010
25th percentile
$38,450
Median percentile
$68,230
75th percentile
$69,150
90th percentile
$80,290

Based on 100 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

$53,418 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,230
Federal income tax−$6,181
Social Security + Medicare−$5,220
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$3,412
Monthly take-home$4,452
Every two weeks$2,055

Does it go far here?

$63,848Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
42%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

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