Electrician · Bridgeport, CT

Electrician in Bridgeport: $810/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Bridgeport at $79,560 a year. About 1,630 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $50,040 and the 90th is $124,510. Pay ranks 53rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,313/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $810 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 96 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$810

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,560

$50,040 to $124,510

Rent (1 bd)

$2,313

$2,754 (2 bd)

Employment

1,630

Location quotient 0.83

Pay rank

53rd of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $79,560.

Taxes$1,569
Rent$2,313
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$810

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,560
Federal income tax: −$9,117
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,086
State income tax (CT): −$3,626
Take-home pay: $60,731
Effective tax rate: 23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,313
Groceries: $408
Getting around: $457
Healthcare: $459
Utilities and internet: $255
Everything else: $357
Total spending: $4,251

Left over each month

$6,630 gross, minus $1,569 in tax and $4,251 in living costs.

$810

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Trenton, $2,249/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Bridgeport?

$79,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,630 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Bridgeport?

$810 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,313, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Trenton, about 96 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Bridgeport.