Healthcare Practitioner (Diagnosing or Treating) salary in Bridgeport, CT

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Danbury, Norwalk.

Median salary$84,235
Middle 50%$79k–$85.5k
vs. national median+19%comparison median $70,501
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,030 and $96,872.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,030
25th$79,030
50th (median)$84,235
75th$85,480
90th$85,480

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2022: median $71,703 (15 filings) FY2023: median $68,928 (17 filings) FY2024: median $76,728 (16 filings) FY2025: median $79,030 (13 filings) FY2026: median $85,480 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 21
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–––7
FY2021–––8
FY2022$71,703$70,352$71,70315
FY2023$68,928$68,928$80,37217
FY2024$76,728$76,728$76,72816
FY2025$79,030$79,030$79,03013
FY2026$85,480$85,480$85,48021

Cost of living

Bridgeport's median Healthcare Practitioner (Diagnosing or Treating) salary of $84,235 is worth about $78,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other in the Bridgeport, CT area earned a median of $124,750 in May 2025 (60 employed). The H-1B median here is $84,235, 32% 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
Danbury Hospital$82,99027
Norwalk Hospital Associationtoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $81,796 27
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$62,275$81,79627

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.