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

Percentile spread

For Conservation Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $71,460 and the 90th percentile is $82,300. The difference is $10,840, which is 15.2% 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 $71,460 to the 75th at $77,280, covers $5,820.

The mean annual wage is $75,620, which sits above the median of $71,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $73,010 for Conservation Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,870, which is 8.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Connecticut median of $73,860.

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 $71,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Conservation Scientists at $66,870 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Conservation Scientists. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 7th of 14 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 $64,020 and employment of 590. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,875, against $66,870 here.
• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 84 miles away, with a median of $80,290 and employment of 80. That median is 12.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,095, against $66,870 here.
• Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 96 miles away, with a median of $86,770 and employment of 50. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,096, against $66,870 here.