High paying management jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$388,060
Bachelor's degree
$174,990 – $785,860480
2Compensation and Benefits Managers$218,860
Bachelor's degree
$129,800 – $377,610230
3Financial Managers$211,000
Bachelor's degree
$93,650 – $360,1607,210
4Natural Sciences Managers$204,250
Bachelor's degree
$129,300 – $320,190220
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,440
Bachelor's degree
$121,820 – $325,0502,900
6Architectural and Engineering Managers$199,040
Bachelor's degree
$125,080 – $274,690970
7Human Resources Managers$191,190
Bachelor's degree
$116,020 – $318,840990
8Training and Development Managers$175,470
Bachelor's degree
$106,680 – $256,770180
9Public Relations Managers$174,990
Bachelor's degree
$64,640 – $308,730330
10Managers, All Other$174,520
Bachelor's degree
$91,100 – $324,1302,040
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$171,910
Master's degree
$105,610 – $204,0701,170
12Sales Managers$169,300
Bachelor's degree
$96,200 – $305,7402,250
13Marketing Managers$169,240
Bachelor's degree
$107,750 – $310,3202,150
14Purchasing Managers$167,860
Bachelor's degree
$106,180 – $245,190370
15Industrial Production Managers$148,440
Bachelor's degree
$94,980 – $210,440580
16Medical and Health Services Managers$138,870
Bachelor's degree
$91,620 – $270,0101,890
17General and Operations Managers$137,230
Bachelor's degree
$69,020 – $366,02011,140
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$131,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$72,570 – $213,640590
19Fundraising Managers$118,890
Bachelor's degree
$84,990 – $207,190250
20Facilities Managers$117,150
Bachelor's degree
$79,120 – $177,850650
21Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,540
Master's degree
$66,190 – $210,610360
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$85,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,000 – $172,070850
23Food Service Managers$79,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,370 – $103,680360
24Social and Community Service Managers$77,290
Bachelor's degree
$49,860 – $120,7301,010
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$63,550
Bachelor's degree
$46,670 – $108,430470

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$388,060	$174,990 – $785,860	480
2	Compensation and Benefits ManagersBachelor's degree	$218,860	$129,800 – $377,610	230
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$211,000	$93,650 – $360,160	7,210
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$204,250	$129,300 – $320,190	220
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$201,440	$121,820 – $325,050	2,900
6	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$199,040	$125,080 – $274,690	970
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$191,190	$116,020 – $318,840	990
8	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,470	$106,680 – $256,770	180
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,990	$64,640 – $308,730	330
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$174,520	$91,100 – $324,130	2,040
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$171,910	$105,610 – $204,070	1,170
12	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,300	$96,200 – $305,740	2,250
13	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,240	$107,750 – $310,320	2,150
14	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,860	$106,180 – $245,190	370
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,440	$94,980 – $210,440	580
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,870	$91,620 – $270,010	1,890
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,230	$69,020 – $366,020	11,140
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$131,970	$72,570 – $213,640	590
19	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,890	$84,990 – $207,190	250
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,150	$79,120 – $177,850	650
21	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$105,540	$66,190 – $210,610	360
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,770	$47,000 – $172,070	850
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,020	$60,370 – $103,680	360
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$77,290	$49,860 – $120,730	1,010
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$63,550	$46,670 – $108,430	470

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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