High paying business and finance jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT run 6.9% above the national average (2024), so a Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT salary is worth about 0.94× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Employed

1Financial and Investment Analysts$158,310
Bachelor's degree
$81,310 – $235,7502,550
2Personal Financial Advisors$135,770
Bachelor's degree
$64,080 – $421,9902,500
3Financial Risk Specialists$132,480
Bachelor's degree
$79,990 – $227,320220
4Insurance Underwriters$114,980
Bachelor's degree
$76,400 – $206,020160
5Management Analysts$112,920
Bachelor's degree
$37,990 – $222,1901,880
6Project Management Specialists$109,990
Bachelor's degree
$65,680 – $176,0001,960
7Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$105,480
Bachelor's degree
$59,540 – $144,870130
8Loan Officers$103,850
Bachelor's degree
$60,460 – $187,830560
9Accountants and Auditors$102,020
Bachelor's degree
$69,290 – $167,6105,000
10Credit Analysts$101,450
Bachelor's degree
$65,580 – $140,830200
11Business Operations Specialists, All Other$98,650
Bachelor's degree
$57,190 – $163,8401,280
12Compliance Officers$97,920
Bachelor's degree
$62,080 – $149,780790
13Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$97,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,500 – $132,810280
14Logisticians$97,720
Bachelor's degree
$65,910 – $132,900690
15Labor Relations Specialists$94,650
Bachelor's degree
$46,960 – $186,480190
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$94,280
Bachelor's degree
$57,480 – $142,2901,240
17Property Appraisers and Assessors$89,690
Bachelor's degree
$60,720 – $177,170190
18Training and Development Specialists$88,880
Bachelor's degree
$45,170 – $154,950620
19Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$88,010
Bachelor's degree
$62,570 – $146,870310
20Human Resources Specialists$85,550
Bachelor's degree
$55,430 – $147,7002,350
21Cost Estimators$84,430
Bachelor's degree
$50,710 – $132,470520
22Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$81,030
Bachelor's degree
$48,870 – $160,1003,460
23Fundraisers$78,370
Bachelor's degree
$54,480 – $125,800320
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$73,890
Bachelor's degree
$47,840 – $132,150510
25Tax Preparers$58,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,390 – $82,280240

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$158,310	$81,310 – $235,750	2,550
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$135,770	$64,080 – $421,990	2,500
3	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$132,480	$79,990 – $227,320	220
4	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$114,980	$76,400 – $206,020	160
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$112,920	$37,990 – $222,190	1,880
6	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$109,990	$65,680 – $176,000	1,960
7	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$105,480	$59,540 – $144,870	130
8	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$103,850	$60,460 – $187,830	560
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$102,020	$69,290 – $167,610	5,000
10	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,450	$65,580 – $140,830	200
11	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$98,650	$57,190 – $163,840	1,280
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$97,920	$62,080 – $149,780	790
13	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,740	$66,500 – $132,810	280
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$97,720	$65,910 – $132,900	690
15	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,650	$46,960 – $186,480	190
16	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$94,280	$57,480 – $142,290	1,240
17	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$89,690	$60,720 – $177,170	190
18	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,880	$45,170 – $154,950	620
19	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,010	$62,570 – $146,870	310
20	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,550	$55,430 – $147,700	2,350
21	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$84,430	$50,710 – $132,470	520
22	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,030	$48,870 – $160,100	3,460
23	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$78,370	$54,480 – $125,800	320
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$73,890	$47,840 – $132,150	510
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,370	$36,390 – $82,280	240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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