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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Bridgeport, CT

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns $81,810 a year, 36% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,191 a month.

10th percentile
$64,390
25th percentile
$74,680
Median percentile
$81,810
75th percentile
$97,890
90th percentile
$99,880

Based on 170 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

$62,293 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,810
Federal income tax−$9,168
Social Security + Medicare−$6,258
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,091
Monthly take-home$5,191
Every two weeks$2,396

Does it go far here?

$76,555Median pay in Bridgeport, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.9 vs 100).
36%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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut