Physician salary in Bridgeport, CT

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Danbury, Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk.

Median salary$116,800
Middle 50%$93.2k–$267.6k
vs. national median−53%comparison median $247,000
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,080 and $400,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,950
25th$93,162
50th (median)$116,800
75th$267,636
90th$292,224

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $180k $270k FY2020: median $207,272 (24 filings) FY2021: median $203,091 (16 filings) FY2022: median $208,000 (23 filings) FY2023: median $214,200 (20 filings) FY2024: median $252,748 (23 filings) FY2025: median $163,400 (32 filings) FY2026: median $105,395 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 32
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$207,272$81,740$240,62524
FY2021$203,091$76,380$241,05616
FY2022$208,000$74,460$244,07223
FY2023$214,200$80,951$254,19220
FY2024$252,748$129,694$261,46323
FY2025$163,400$96,533$261,46332
FY2026$105,395$93,013$286,89819

Cost of living

Bridgeport's median Physician salary of $116,800 is worth about $109,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Bridgeport, CT area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (830 employed). The H-1B median here is $116,800, 68% 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
Bridgeport Hospital$93,19219
Northeast Medical Group$271,92213
Hartford HealthCare Medical Grouptoo few6
Connecticut Institute for Communitiestoo few3
Nuvance Health Medical Practice CTtoo few3
Greenwich Hospitaltoo few2
The Stamford Hospitaltoo few2

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 too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.