How much do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

Percentile spread

For Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th percentile is $131,520. The difference is $83,880, which is 110.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,090 to the 75th at $101,740, covers $40,650.

The mean annual wage is $87,830, which sits above the median of $76,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $78,620 for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,296, which is 9.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Connecticut median of $78,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at $71,296 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 20th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New Haven, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $78,600 and employment of 600. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,173, against $71,296 here.
• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 40 miles away, with a median of $84,060 and employment of 540. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,822, against $71,296 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 42 miles away, with a median of $100,950 and employment of 13,080. That median is 32.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,683, against $71,296 here.