Most of Bridgeport is in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $53.06 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Bridgeport with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,560 to $1,580 a month. At the middle rent, $1,560, a full-time job would need to pay $53.06 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06601 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | $1,580/mo | $53.85/hr |
| 06602 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | $1,580/mo | $53.85/hr |
| 06604 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | $1,560/mo | $53.06/hr |
| 06605 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | $1,560/mo | $53.06/hr |
| 06606 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | $1,560/mo | $53.06/hr |
| 06607 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | $1,560/mo | $53.06/hr |
| 06608 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | $1,560/mo | $53.06/hr |
| 06610 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | $1,560/mo | $53.06/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Bridgeport needs to pay at least $53.06 an hour before taxes, about $110,367 a year. That is the figure for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, where the typical studio rent is $1,560 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Bridgeport with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,560 to $1,580 a month. At the middle rent of $1,560, the pay needed would be $53.06 an hour.
The minimum wage in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is $16.94 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.1 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads