How much do Barbers make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

Percentile spread

For Barbers, the published 10th percentile is $40,630 and the 90th percentile is $45,550. The difference is $4,920, which is 11.4% 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 $40,630 to the 75th at $45,410, covers $4,780.

The mean annual wage is $43,160, which sits above the median of $43,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 12.6% higher than the national median of $38,210 for Barbers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,257, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.9% higher than the Connecticut median of $41,400.

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 $43,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Barbers at $40,257 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Barbers. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 1st of 4 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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 42 miles away, with a median of $38,630. That median is 10.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,319, against $40,257 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 113 miles away, with a median of $34,900. That median is 18.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,292, against $40,257 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 138 miles away, with a median of $37,530 and employment of 340. That median is 12.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,595, against $40,257 here.

Employment share

Barbers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (130 of 404,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.33 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.