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

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Physicians, All Other$367,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$182,160 – $452,010830
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$221,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,890 – $410,410250
3Pediatricians, General$220,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$128,930 – $337,720370
4Dentists, General$180,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,660 – $356,220740
5Pharmacists$157,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,630 – $172,570660
6Family Medicine Physicians$155,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$87,270 – $318,460380
7Physician Assistants$145,400
Master's degree
$106,540 – $198,650940
8Nurse Practitioners$139,330
Master's degree
$117,880 – $173,950840
9Veterinarians$129,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,960 – $236,790270
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$112,980
Associate's degree
$84,460 – $138,620200
11Registered Nurses$105,660
Bachelor's degree
$83,030 – $141,3308,370
12Occupational Therapists$105,240
Master's degree
$77,970 – $135,450750
13Physical Therapists$105,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,980 – $134,9101,030
14Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$104,050
Associate's degree
$49,930 – $131,830170
15Dental Hygienists$103,390
Associate's degree
$62,400 – $106,800850
16Speech-Language Pathologists$101,310
Master's degree
$67,370 – $130,810740
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$99,950
Associate's degree
$78,400 – $131,920510
18Respiratory Therapists$98,010
Associate's degree
$82,120 – $175,850260
19Surgical Technologists$86,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,390 – $108,070250
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$82,880
Bachelor's degree
$65,550 – $104,040200
21Paramedics$82,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,050 – $92,250140
22Opticians, Dispensing$78,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,030 – $90,350130
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$76,060
Bachelor's degree
$45,980 – $116,060540
24Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,810 – $87,7801,860
25Medical Records Specialists$60,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,140 – $89,030220
26Psychiatric Technicians$57,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,990 – $78,330230
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$56,410
Associate's degree
$47,500 – $78,100490
28Emergency Medical Technicians$54,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,810 – $63,610270
29Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,830 – $94,860230
30Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,320 – $66,140270
31Pharmacy Technicians$48,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,000 – $61,9901,040

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	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$367,050	$182,160 – $452,010	830
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$221,400	$79,890 – $410,410	250
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$220,030	$128,930 – $337,720	370
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$180,440	$123,660 – $356,220	740
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$157,440	$111,630 – $172,570	660
6	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$155,250	$87,270 – $318,460	380
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$145,400	$106,540 – $198,650	940
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$139,330	$117,880 – $173,950	840
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,940	$46,960 – $236,790	270
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$112,980	$84,460 – $138,620	200
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$105,660	$83,030 – $141,330	8,370
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$105,240	$77,970 – $135,450	750
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$105,160	$83,980 – $134,910	1,030
14	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$104,050	$49,930 – $131,830	170
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$103,390	$62,400 – $106,800	850
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$101,310	$67,370 – $130,810	740
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$99,950	$78,400 – $131,920	510
18	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$98,010	$82,120 – $175,850	260
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$86,790	$49,390 – $108,070	250
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$82,880	$65,550 – $104,040	200
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,060	$61,050 – $92,250	140
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,600	$52,030 – $90,350	130
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$76,060	$45,980 – $116,060	540
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,180	$63,810 – $87,780	1,860
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,570	$38,140 – $89,030	220
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,570	$48,990 – $78,330	230
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$56,410	$47,500 – $78,100	490
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,990	$44,810 – $63,610	270
29	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,640	$38,830 – $94,860	230
30	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,330	$43,320 – $66,140	270
31	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,170	$38,000 – $61,990	1,040

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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