What is the median salary for Electricians in Bridgeport?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Electricians in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $79,560.

How does Bridgeport pay compare to the US median for Electricians?

Local median pay is 25.9% above the national OEWS median of $63,190.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Bridgeport is 106.9 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $79,560 has about the same purchasing power as $74,425 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Electricians, Bridgeport

$79,560

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT. Middle half of wages roughly $60,650 to $102,610.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: +25.9%
US median: $63,190
Metro RPP: 106.9
Middle half: $60,650 to $102,610
OEWS employment: 1,630
SOC: 47-2111

Electricians in Bridgeport pay a median $79,560 (May 2025), 25.9% above the US median of $63,190. At local prices (RPP 106.9), that median buys about what $74,425 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$79,560 in Bridgeport buys about what $74,425 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 106.9, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 150.5 vs all-items 106.9 (US = 100, 2024).

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Electricians in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Bridgeport	$79,560	$60,650 to $102,610	106.9
Sacramento	$74,830	$52,720 to $98,130	106.7
San Francisco	$92,830	$70,090 to $130,260	115.6
Tulsa	$62,280	$48,660 to $77,340	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Electricians in Bridgeport?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Electricians in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $79,560.
How does Bridgeport pay compare to the US median for Electricians?: Local median pay is 25.9% above the national OEWS median of $63,190.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Bridgeport is 106.9 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $79,560 has about the same purchasing power as $74,425 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.