Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · SOC 23-2011

Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury Metro

Compiled by WageDex

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$59,950

per year in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro

5% below

National Median

$62,890

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$28.82/hr

median hourly

Employment

1,600

jobs in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury pay distribution spans from $47,350 at the 10th percentile to $99,810 at the 90th, a 2.1× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $57,200 and the 75th at $78,870, so half of Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury-based paralegals and legal assistants earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide CT estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$47,350

25th$57,200

Median$59,950

75th$78,870

90th$99,810

Top Paying Jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury

1. Cardiologists Small sample $527,720 2. Chief Executives $388,060 3. Physicians, All Other $367,050 4. Obstetricians and Gynecologists Small sample $338,950 5. Psychiatrists Small sample $329,530 6. Commercial Pilots Small sample $232,600 7. Podiatrists Small sample $229,020 8. General Internal Medicine Physicians $221,400 9. Pediatricians, General $220,030 10. Compensation and Benefits Managers $218,860

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.