SOC 21-1099 · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Salary in Bridgeport, CT

The average salary for other community and social service specialists in Bridgeport, Connecticut is $60,510 a year ($29.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,030: half of the 410 people in this job in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,590).

$60,510average per year

$29.09 / hourMedian $56,030Take-home ≈ $48,405

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

410people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Connecticut metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,380 or more. The middle half of other community and social service specialists in Bridgeport earn between $50,100 and $60,050.

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,510$5,042$29.09
Median$56,030$4,669$26.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,100$4,175$24.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,050$5,004$28.87

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay in Bridgeport vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Other community and social service specialists in Bridgeport earn 5% more than the Connecticut average ($57,590) and about the same as the U.S. average ($59,590). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $56,730.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bridgeport$60,510$56,030$46,090$97,380410
Connecticut$57,590$53,840$42,540$84,8601,520
United States$59,590$56,730$37,310$84,210107,730

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $60,510, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $48,405 a year, or $4,034 a month and $1,862 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is Bridgeport a good place for other community and social service specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bridgeport area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.9), so the average $60,510 buys what about $56,623 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 11.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 1st of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for other community and social service specialists

Harrisburg, PA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($81,060).

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary in Bridgeport: questions

How much do other community and social service specialists make an hour in Bridgeport?

$29.09 an hour on average, and $26.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other community and social service specialists salary in Bridgeport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other community and social service specialists take-home pay in Bridgeport?

About $48,405 a year ($4,034 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,510. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do other community and social service specialists earn more in Bridgeport than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,590).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 21-1099; area Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (14860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.48, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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