Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Bridgeport, CT

584 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Bridgeport, CT for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bartenders	$45,150	1,770	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$45,140	100	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,610	4,780	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$44,590	190	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$44,580	100	View salary detail
Security Guards	$44,390	2,770	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$44,160	—	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$44,160	—	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,550	4,290	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,550	4,290	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,500	330	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$43,400	3,970	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$43,370	90	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$43,290	210	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$43,230	250	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$43,180	1,100	View salary detail
Barbers	$43,020	130	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$42,530	70	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$42,450	—	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$42,430	810	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$42,040	170	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$41,810	60	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$41,590	700	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,780	220	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$40,780	310	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$40,650	950	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,560	190	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$40,210	120	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$40,100	60	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,030	340	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$39,900	430	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$39,520	—	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$39,480	190	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$39,480	190	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$39,400	480	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$39,000	140	View salary detail
Orderlies	$39,000	170	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,910	100	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,870	360	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$38,870	180	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$38,820	6,270	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$38,760	310	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,630	6,220	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$38,180	920	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,060	5,220	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$38,020	3,720	View salary detail
Nannies	$38,020	3,720	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$37,820	3,300	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,770	380	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$37,670	1,410	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.