Pay and cost of living in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Across the 3 occupations we cover in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the middle median salary is $38,110 a year. Pay runs from $37,330 for Retail Salespersons up to $137,230 for General and Operations Managers, a spread of $99,900. Wages come from the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,071 a month and a two-bedroom $2,399. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $33,551 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $53,460 a year, and 1 of the 3 occupations listed here (33%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.