Accountant salary in Bridgeport, CT

Based on 84 certified H-1B filings in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Stamford, Old Greenwich, Norwalk, Danbury, Brookfield.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$97,280
Middle 50%$89.6k–$124.9k
vs. national median+2%comparison median $94,973
Filings84FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,291 and $203,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,470
25th$89,625
50th (median)$97,280
75th$124,905
90th$164,560

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $80,500 (49 filings) FY2021: median $89,308 (36 filings) FY2022: median $82,000 (51 filings) FY2023: median $95,000 (25 filings) FY2024: median $85,000 (35 filings) FY2025: median $95,980 (48 filings) FY2026: median $105,000 (36 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 49 filings FY20 FY2021: 36 filings FY21 FY2022: 51 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 35 filings FY24 FY2025: 48 filings FY25 FY2026: 36 filings FY26 51
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$80,500$67,878$97,03849
FY2021$89,308$77,563$96,25036
FY2022$82,000$76,439$120,00051
FY2023$95,000$78,077$107,86925
FY2024$85,000$79,581$111,63435
FY2025$95,980$88,000$115,76648
FY2026$105,000$89,625$127,75736

Cost of living

Bridgeport's median Accountant salary of $97,280 is worth about $91,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bridgeport = 106.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Bridgeport, CT area earned a median of $102,020 in May 2025 (5,000 employed). The H-1B median here is $97,280, 5% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Deloitte$82,00025
EY$94,00023
Kpmgtoo few5
Ellington Management Grouptoo few3
United Rentalstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $82,000 26
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 27
Senior · Level III $114,500 10
Expert · Level IV $148,500 21

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$65,291$82,00026
Mid-level · Level II$81,744$90,00027
Senior · Level III$98,197$114,50010
Expert · Level IV$114,650$148,50021

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.