Financial analyst · Bridgeport, CT
Financial analyst in Bridgeport: $4,975/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Bridgeport at $158,310 a year. About 2,550 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.71). The 10th percentile is $81,310 and the 90th is $235,750. Pay ranks 1st-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× 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 $4,975 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Elmira is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,703 left over a month), and Bridgeport still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,975
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$158,310
$81,310 to $235,750
Rent (1 bd)
$2,313
$2,754 (2 bd)
Employment
2,550
Location quotient 2.71
Pay rank
1st of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $158,310.
- Taxes$3,967
- Rent$2,313
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$4,975
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $158,310
- Federal income tax
- −$27,241
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,111
- State income tax (CT)
- −$8,249
- Take-home pay
- $110,709
- Effective tax rate
- 30.1%
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
$13,193 gross, minus $3,967 in tax and $4,251 in living costs.
$4,975
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,703/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Bridgeport?
$158,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,550 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Bridgeport?
$4,975 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,313, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Bridgeport leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Elmira at $4,703 a month.