Virtual receptionist in Bridgeport-Stamford, CT: cost vs in-house

Pay in Bridgeport-Stamford against Connecticut and the US

The middle half of virtual receptionists in Bridgeport-Stamford earns $37,440–$48,720. The top tenth earns $55,840 or more, 1.6 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 1.7 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $11,280 wide, wider than in Connecticut as a whole ($10,910) and the US ($11,170), so what a virtual receptionist earns in Bridgeport-Stamford depends more on the employer.

What to budget for a virtual receptionist here

Local pay is bunched just above the median: the 75th percentile is only $4,110 over it, while the 25th sits $7,170 below. Moving an offer from the median to the 75th percentile costs about $5,303 more a year with benefits. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $38,010 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Bridgeport-Stamford, and the Connecticut statewide median of $40,630 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Bridgeport-Stamford

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $12,951 to the $44,610 median and brings it to $57,561 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Bridgeport-Stamford

Of the 17 roles we track in Bridgeport-Stamford, this one ranks #16 by median pay, between data entry specialists ($45,770) and e-commerce order specialists ($40,780). Project Coordinator is the highest at $109,990.

Measured against the US median, virtual receptionists rank #5 of the 17 roles we track in Bridgeport-Stamford (+17.4%), between administrative assistants (+20.8%) and office managers (+14.8%). The typical role here is at +12.0%, so, measured against the US, virtual receptionists cost more in Bridgeport-Stamford than the area's general pay level would suggest. Virtual receptionists hold 10.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Bridgeport-Stamford, 8.3% across Connecticut and 5.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Connecticut

Across the 6 areas of Connecticut with data for this job, the median runs from $37,870 in Norwich-New London to $44,610 in Bridgeport-Stamford, a gap of $6,740 a year. No other area in Connecticut has as many virtual receptionists, and all 5 others pay less.

Bridgeport-Stamford against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Bridgeport-Stamford is #36 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Connecticut, Anchorage and New York-Newark pay just above Bridgeport-Stamford and Modesto and San Diego-Chula Vista just below. All four are within $220 a year of the median in Bridgeport-Stamford. Of the three markets with about as many virtual receptionists, one pays more.

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