Firefighters Salary in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
Median annual salary
$81,680
+38% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$57,440
cost index 142.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
| 10th percentile | $63,900 |
| 25th percentile | $78,990 |
| Median (50th) | $81,680 |
| 75th percentile | $84,760 |
| 90th percentile | $86,150 |
| Mean | $79,190 |
| Employed in metro | 840 |
A Firefighters in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns a median of $81,680 per year. That is 38% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a cost index of 142.2 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $57,440 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $114,565, median gross rent $1,875/mo, and the median home value $564,500. See the full Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT cost-of-living profile.