Salary guide, May 2025

Shift Supervisor pay in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT was $82,990 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $62,930 and $103,350.

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is $8,540 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT: median $82,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,930 to $103,350.

Annual wage percentiles, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48,570	$62,930	$82,990	$103,350	$123,260

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT: median $39.90; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.26 to $49.69.

Hourly wage percentiles, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.35	$30.26	$39.90	$49.69	$59.26

BLS estimated 1,570 workers employed in this occupation in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT. Location quotient: 0.9.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Shift Supervisor median is $82,990. The all-occupations median in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $61,470. Ratio: 1.35 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.9 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Shift Supervisor in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$62,060	$80,630	$104,660
May 2025	$62,930	$82,990	$103,350

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Shift Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$76,600	$58,130 to $95,360
New Haven, CT	$78,770	$61,340 to $98,290

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