Mechanical Engineers Salary in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
Median annual salary
$125,780
+21% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$88,453
cost index 142.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
| 10th percentile | $77,630 |
| 25th percentile | $98,690 |
| Median (50th) | $125,780 |
| 75th percentile | $133,620 |
| 90th percentile | $157,980 |
| Mean | $118,950 |
| Employed in metro | 650 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT earns a median of $125,780 per year. That is 21% above the national median of $104,110 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 $88,453 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.