Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $227,810. The second highest-paying jobs are those of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates, with an average salary of $195,480.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$227,810	$74,110	180
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$195,480	$99,240	40
3	General Dentists	$190,920	$137,700	340
4	Statisticians	$177,470	$86,010	150
5	Lawyers	$174,780	$98,820	2,410
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$171,530	$108,270	990
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$171,410	$101,900	2,910
8	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$168,870	$65,250	160
9	Financial Managers	$168,500	$98,250	7,070
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$167,510	$103,490	90
11	Marketing Managers	$166,860	$98,970	2,510
12	Natural Sciences Managers	$164,930	$101,480	200
13	All Other Managers	$164,550	$101,840	1,600
14	General Pediatricians	$164,310	$125,820	140
15	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$158,630	$85,340	1,050
16	Purchasing Managers	$156,350	$94,180	400
17	Optometrists	$153,350	$45,250	130
18	Human Resources Managers	$146,990	$84,030	1,070
19	Financial Risk Specialists	$142,800	$72,790	220
20	Database Architects	$139,770	$61,480	150
21	Public Relations Managers	$139,320	$64,270	300
22	Pharmacists	$139,190	$114,800	650
23	Chemical Engineers	$139,010	$77,550	50
24	Nurse Practitioners	$137,190	$96,950	720
25	Computer Occupations, All Other	$137,100	$76,370	150
26	Physician Assistants	$135,310	$111,800	500
27	Actuaries	$133,040	$83,060	160
28	Information Security Analysts	$133,030	$84,610	200
29	Sales Managers	$131,850	$77,910	2,760
30	Computer Network Architects	$131,720	$95,890	270
31	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$131,550	$64,940	230
32	Aerospace Engineers	$131,450	$98,450	380
33	Administrative Services Managers	$130,580	$82,530	650
34	Engineers, All Other	$130,260	$81,020	830
35	Database Administrators	$130,000	$64,580	230
36	Software Developers	$129,490	$80,070	4,450
37	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$128,790	$70,150	260
38	Electrical Engineers	$128,560	$78,600	630
39	Training and Development Managers	$127,880	$92,230	180
40	Financial Analysts	$127,420	$77,150	2,550
41	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$127,350	$98,320	40
42	General and Operations Managers	$127,250	$57,280	11,650
43	Construction Managers	$127,250	$80,550	390
44	Materials Engineers	$127,140	$98,420	80
45	Industrial Production Managers	$126,590	$81,240	470
46	Computer Hardware Engineers	$126,420	$75,790	490
47	Other Financial Specialists	$126,250	$62,380	120
48	Veterinarians	$126,210	$102,010	240
49	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$124,990	$50,890	3,720
50	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$123,610	$60,610	110
51	Family Medicine Physicians	$122,350	$76,300	310
52	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$121,620	$97,820	160
53	Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,600	$79,680	1,330
54	Nurse Midwives	$118,730	$105,700	0
55	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$118,190	$73,570	560
56	Personal Financial Advisors	$115,580	$62,480	2,200
57	Multimedia Artists and Animators	$113,300	$67,810	70
58	Other Biological Scientists	$110,820	$80,000	140
59	Computer Systems Analysts	$110,250	$73,210	1,470
60	Art Directors	$109,970	$70,840	300
61	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$109,430	$57,000	60
62	Music Directors and Composers	$108,680	$46,250	80
63	Sales Engineers	$106,810	$70,670	180
64	Chemists	$106,600	$67,090	360
65	Producers and Directors	$105,960	$46,530	690
66	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$105,830	$56,940	90
67	Data Scientists	$105,700	$67,930	270
68	Physical Therapists	$105,680	$79,030	840
69	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$105,500	$68,800	80
70	Computer Programmers	$105,490	$61,980	620
71	Commercial Pilots	$104,150	$39,620	130
72	Project Management Specialists	$104,020	$62,000	1,930
73	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$103,880	$85,750	460
74	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$103,520	$79,790	30
75	Facilities Managers	$103,420	$62,670	620
76	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$102,770	$60,740	120
77	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$102,700	$62,990	300
78	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$102,650	$81,910	50
79	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$102,630	$61,990	250
80	Biomedical Engineers	$102,090	$85,600	30
81	School Psychologists	$101,910	$63,590	310
82	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,700	$61,350	220
83	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$101,540	$38,830	50
84	Insurance Underwriters	$101,510	$63,570	320
85	Power Plant Operators	$101,430	$74,740	60
86	Operations Research Analysts	$101,380	$45,210	140
87	Dental Hygienists	$101,040	$85,730	1,130
88	Speech-Language Pathologists	$100,880	$66,930	530
89	Mechanical Engineers	$100,630	$77,220	850
90	Industrial Engineers	$100,270	$75,210	1,320
91	Management Analysts	$99,990	$55,000	2,610
92	Civil Engineers	$99,690	$65,730	600
93	Other Business Operations Specialists	$99,590	$59,880	1,310
94	Computer Network Support Specialists	$99,400	$65,520	90
95	Credit Analysts	$99,310	$52,880	270
96	Registered Nurses	$99,260	$76,820	7,190
97	Lodging Managers	$99,030	$74,520	30
98	Web Developers	$98,890	$55,910	210
99	Construction and Building Inspectors	$98,650	$62,450	150
100	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$98,390	$82,220	70

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Other Physical Scientists	$177,300
2	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$173,740
3	Financial Managers	$168,330
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,450
5	General Pediatricians	$165,250
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$164,930
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,090
8	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$162,720
9	Database Architects	$162,190
10	Marketing Managers	$162,150

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Financial Managers	$189,050
2	Human Resources Managers	$173,190
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$171,410
4	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$167,110
5	Marketing Managers	$164,490
6	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$164,160
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,920
8	General and Operations Managers	$161,340
9	Management Occupations	$156,320
10	Purchasing Managers	$155,370

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$190,920
2	Financial Managers	$186,430
3	Human Resources Managers	$178,350
4	General and Operations Managers	$176,770
5	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$168,980
6	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$167,260
7	General Pediatricians	$166,800
8	Marketing Managers	$164,810
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,620
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,390

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