How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $40,810 and the 90th percentile is $47,920. The difference is $7,110, which is 16.7% 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 $42,450 to the 75th at $44,450, covers $2,000.

The mean annual wage is $43,170, which sits above the median of $42,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 18.3% higher than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,723, which is 10.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Connecticut median of $42,450.

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 $42,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $39,723 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 5th of 28 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).).

• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $44,780. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,880, against $39,723 here.
• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 40 miles away, with a median of $36,170 and employment of 830. That median is 14.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,056, against $39,723 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 42 miles away, with a median of $35,360 and employment of 9,990. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,414, against $39,723 here.