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

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $85,290 and the 90th percentile is $173,140. The difference is $87,850, which is 67.2% 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 $97,650 to the 75th at $133,620, covers $35,970.

The mean annual wage is $128,060, which sits below the median of $130,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 30.3% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,389, which is 21.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Connecticut median of $133,820.

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 $130,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $122,389 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 2nd of 24 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 $105,790. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,177, against $122,389 here.
• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 40 miles away, with a median of $92,600 and employment of 110. That median is 29.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,626, against $122,389 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 42 miles away, with a median of $126,750 and employment of 6,670. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,604, against $122,389 here.