Police officer · Bridgeport, CT
Police officer in Bridgeport: $1,050/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bridgeport at $84,000 a year. About 1,520 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $62,110 and the 90th is $99,210. Pay ranks 65th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× 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 $1,050 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gettysburg, about 222 miles away, at $2,743 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,050
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,000
$62,110 to $99,210
Rent (1 bd)
$2,313
$2,754 (2 bd)
Employment
1,520
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
65th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $84,000.
- Taxes$1,699
- Rent$2,313
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$1,050
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,000
- Federal income tax
- −$10,094
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,426
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,870
- Take-home pay
- $63,610
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
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
$7,000 gross, minus $1,699 in tax and $4,251 in living costs.
$1,050
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gettysburg, $2,743/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Bridgeport?
$84,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,520 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bridgeport?
$1,050 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,313, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Gettysburg, about 222 miles away, leaves $2,743 a month, more than Bridgeport.