SOC 11-2022 · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro

Sales Managers Salary in Bridgeport, CT

The average salary for sales managers in Bridgeport, Connecticut is $186,740 a year ($89.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $169,300: half of the 2,250 people in this job in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($164,350).

$186,740average per year

$89.78 / hourMedian $169,300Take-home ≈ $128,587

  • $96K10th
  • $126K25th
  • $169KMedian
  • $238K75th
  • $306K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,250people in this job
+14%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Connecticut metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $305,740 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Bridgeport earn between $125,500 and $238,020.

  • $96K10th
  • $126K25th
  • $169KMedian
  • $238K75th
  • $306K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$186,740$15,562$89.78
Median$169,300$14,108$81.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$125,500$10,458$60.34
Experienced (75th percentile)$238,020$19,835$114.43

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Sales Managers pay in Bridgeport vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Sales managers in Bridgeport earn 6% more than the Connecticut average ($175,420) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($164,350). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $148,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bridgeport$186,740$169,300$96,200$305,7402,250
Connecticut$175,420$162,110$92,530$281,4908,560
United States$164,350$148,270$73,170$290,540637,080

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $186,740, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $128,587 a year, or $10,716 a month and $4,946 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is Bridgeport a good place for sales managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bridgeport area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.9), so the average $186,740 buys what about $174,745 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 1st of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Sales Managers salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for sales managers

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).

Sales Managers salary by city

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Sales Managers salary in Bridgeport: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Bridgeport?

$89.78 an hour on average, and $81.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Bridgeport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $125,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Bridgeport?

About $128,587 a year ($10,716 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $186,740. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do sales managers earn more in Bridgeport than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($164,350).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-2022; area Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (14860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.36, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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