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

Percentile spread

For Shampooers, the published 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $34,620. The difference is $610, which is 1.8% 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 $34,170 to the 75th at $34,580, covers $410.

The mean annual wage is $34,560, which sits below the median of $34,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 6.1% higher than the national median of $32,600 for Shampooers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,359, which is 0.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Connecticut median of $34,010.

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 $34,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Shampooers at $32,359 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Shampooers. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 3rd of 6 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 $37,620 and employment of 1,410. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,421, against $32,359 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 109 miles away, with a median of $29,740. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,750, against $32,359 here.
• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 130 miles away, with a median of $19,690 and employment of 120. That median is 43.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $21,046, against $32,359 here.