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

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Danbury, Norwalk.

Median salary$81,796
Middle 50%$79k–$85.5k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $84,235
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,030 and $85,480.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,030
25th$79,030
50th (median)$81,796
75th$85,480
90th$85,480

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2024: median $76,728 (15 filings) FY2025: median $79,030 (10 filings) FY2026: median $85,480 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 17
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––0
FY2023–––6
FY2024$76,728$76,728$76,72815
FY2025$79,030$79,030$79,03010
FY2026$85,480$85,480$85,48017

Cost of living

Bridgeport's median mid-level Healthcare Practitioner (Diagnosing or Treating) salary of $81,796 is worth about $76,500 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 $81,796, 34% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Danbury Hospital$80,41322
Norwalk Hospital Associationtoo few5

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.