State salary profile · Connecticut

Connecticut Salaries

Connecticut ranks #8 by BLS All Occupations mean; occupation detail from OEWS May 2025. Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT.

$202,345
Mean of top 50 medians
674
Occupations
6
Local wage areas
167,010
Estimated jobs (top tier)

The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians in Connecticut is $202,345.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, The May 2025 release has a published median for 674 occupations in Connecticut; percentile boundaries and local-area rows are available only where BLS publishes them. The highest-paying reported occupation, Cardiologists, earns $488,940, versus $34,010 for Transportation Workers, All Other at the bottom of the range. Detail is available for 5 metro areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area. Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT.

Connecticut · employment ≠ wage

In Connecticut, Home Health and Personal Care Aides lead by published employment (49,510 jobs, #1 of 639) but rank #576 of 639 on median wage ($38,990), while Cardiologists top the wage list at $488,940 (#1 of 639) with 320 jobs (#442 of 639). The largest payroll is not the highest published median.

49,510
Home Health and Personal C... employment #1
$488,940
Cardiologists wage #1
#442
Employment rank of wage leader
#576
Wage rank of employment leader

Employment is OEWS tot_emp inside this state; pay is the occupation median. Same detailed-occupation pool, two rankings.

Employment of Connecticut's #1 occupations by headcount vs median wage

Same unit (published jobs) for both named leaders. BLS OEWS May 2025.

jobs

What this shows Home Health and Personal Care Aides lead Connecticut by employment; Cardiologists lead on median wage at $488,940.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

Connecticut, the picture in one line

Connecticut ranks #8 of 54 states and territories by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage; its highest published occupation median is Cardiologists at $488,940. Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT.

#8
of 54 states by published mean wage
$488,940
top-paying: Cardiologists
85th
percentile among all states
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
local OEWS: Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT and Connecticut nonmetropolitan area

The state rank uses BLS's All Occupations mean. Occupation rows below use occupation-specific medians; the two statistics are not interchangeable. Start local checks in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT.

Employment scale inside Connecticut's top-pay list

General and Operations Managers and Financial Managers lead Connecticut's published employment inside this top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. General and Operations Managers 39,070 jobs · $137,220
  2. 2. Financial Managers 20,040 jobs · $174,830
  3. 3. Software Developers 13,660 jobs · $134,120
  4. 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers 10,570 jobs · $171,750
  5. 5. Sales Managers 8,560 jobs · $162,110
  6. 6. Lawyers 8,420 jobs · $163,600
  7. 7. Managers, All Other 7,330 jobs · $162,690
  8. 8. Marketing Managers 5,800 jobs · $169,240
  9. 9. Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,970 jobs · $175,490
  10. 10. Physicians, All Other 4,700 jobs · $214,990
  11. 11. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 4,610 jobs · $156,240
  12. 12. Nurse Practitioners 3,750 jobs · $138,470
  13. 13. Physician Assistants 3,570 jobs · $139,860
  14. 14. Pharmacists 3,490 jobs · $141,290
  15. 15. Industrial Production Managers 3,360 jobs · $134,780
  16. 16. Human Resources Managers 3,020 jobs · $165,930
  17. 17. Dentists, General 1,950 jobs · $160,440
  18. 18. Chief Executives 1,660 jobs · $295,120
  19. 19. Computer Programmers 1,650 jobs · $133,820
  20. 20. Computer Network Architects 1,570 jobs · $143,890

Local BLS wage areas inside Connecticut

Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT.

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Connecticut nonmetropolitan area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT New Haven, CT Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Observed statewide pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in Connecticut moved from $58,400 in May 2024 to $59,690 in May 2025 (+2.2%).
  • Across the 54 states and territories priced in both releases, the median place changed +2.7%.
  • Connecticut sits -0.5 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education shows the widest statewide vs national median gap in Connecticut

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education publishes $93,610 here versus $64,370 nationally (+45.4%; 7,920statewide jobs). Next is Child, Family, and School Social Workers at $78,970 locally versus $59,550 nationally (+32.6%).

  1. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$93,610 in Connecticut sits 45.4% above the national Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education median of $64,370 (7,920 published local jobs).
  2. Child, Family, and School Social Workers$78,970 in Connecticut sits 32.6% above the national Child, Family, and School Social Workers median of $59,550 (5,230 published local jobs).
  3. General and Operations Managers$137,220 in Connecticut sits 29.7% above the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (39,070 published local jobs).
  4. Bus Drivers, School$61,520 in Connecticut sits 28.4% above the national Bus Drivers, School median of $47,920 (7,970 published local jobs).

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Connecticut; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.

· Source: BLS OEWS May 2025

The Connecticut OEWS table has a published median for 674 occupations. The displayed top 50 rows have summed published employment of approximately 167,010; that sum does not include the bottom table or rows whose employment is suppressed. BLS publishes means and percentile boundaries only where the corresponding estimate meets its publication standards. Averaging the medians of the top 50 highest-paying occupations gives $202,345 per year. That is only a mean of the displayed upper-tier occupation medians; it is not the BLS All Occupations mean or median and does not describe a typical worker. Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Local OEWS areas in this extract include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT.

At the top of the ranking, Cardiologists pays a Connecticut median of $488,940, the highest-paying reported occupation in the state. The number-two spot goes to Anesthesiologists at $481,820, followed by Orthodontists at $478,680. At the bottom of the published range, Transportation Workers, All Other has a median of $34,010, making the displayed endpoint ratio 14.4×. The endpoints do not establish a cause or career stage. WageDex has BLS occupation rows for 5 metro areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area assigned to Connecticut, allowing comparisons below the statewide estimate without treating nonmetropolitan areas as MSAs.

Connecticut's #8 All Occupations rank is a different statistic from Cardiologists's occupation median. Use the state rank for cross-state context, then open Cardiologists's national profile for percentile boundaries where BLS publishes them, see methodology. Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Local OEWS area names are state-specific; statewide means are not metro offers.

Top-Tier Sample

75

occupations shown below

Avg. Median Salary

$202,345

top 50 occupations

Top Salary

$488,940

Cardiologists

Where Connecticut ranks by published mean wage

BLS All Occupations annual mean vs. 54 states & territories; local OEWS includes Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT and Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

$77,420 Top 15% higher than 85% of 54 states & territories

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more states & territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Read the chart as text · as of May 2025
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$75,000–$80,000 (this entry) 4 states & territories 7%
$80,000–$85,000 3 states & territories 6%
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$110,000–$115,000 1 states & territories 2%

$77,420 · 85th percentile of 54 states & territories

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Connecticut ranks #8 of 54 by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage ($77,420). It is not the median wage or a prediction for a particular worker.

National-price-equivalent mean: dividing the $77,420 BLS All Occupations mean by the BEA state RPP gives $74,730. Inputs: BEA Regional Price Parity for Connecticut (RPP 103.6, 2024; 100 = national average, all items, table SARPP). The division is a WageDex calculation, not an after-tax or household-income measure.

Highest-paying occupations in Connecticut

Median annual wage by occupation, top 15 reported roles

median / yr
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

BLS publishes wage data for 674 distinct occupations in Connecticut. The table below shows the top 50 by median annual wage. Drill into the full top-100 ranking or the fastest-growing list for deeper coverage.

Highest Paying Jobs in Connecticut

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# Occupation Median Salary
1 Cardiologists $488,940
2 Anesthesiologists $481,820
3 Orthodontists $478,680
4 Emergency Medicine Physicians $418,940
5 Psychiatrists $326,670
6 Neurologists $320,680
7 Chief Executives $295,120
8 Nurse Anesthetists $236,960
9 Commercial Pilots $232,160
10 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $217,760
11 Pediatricians, General $216,830
12 Physicians, All Other $214,990
13 Podiatrists $212,760
14 Natural Sciences Managers $210,670
15 General Internal Medicine Physicians $208,000
16 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $200,580
17 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $199,870
18 Compensation and Benefits Managers $197,970
19 Radiologists $191,990
20 Physicists $180,300
21 Architectural and Engineering Managers $175,490
22 Financial Managers $174,830
23 Computer and Information Systems Managers $171,750
24 Marketing Managers $169,240
25 Actuaries $166,800
26 Human Resources Managers $165,930
27 Dermatologists $165,040
28 Family Medicine Physicians $163,930
29 Lawyers $163,600
30 Managers, All Other $162,690
31 Sales Managers $162,110
32 Surgeons, All Other $161,680
33 Dentists, General $160,440
34 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $156,240
35 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $155,950
36 Public Relations Managers $154,210
37 Optometrists $150,340
38 Training and Development Managers $145,070
39 Database Architects $144,460
40 Computer Network Architects $143,890
41 Pharmacists $141,290
42 Air Traffic Controllers $140,940
43 Physician Assistants $139,860
44 Purchasing Managers $138,680
45 Nurse Practitioners $138,470
46 General and Operations Managers $137,220
47 Industrial Production Managers $134,780
48 Software Developers $134,120
49 Computer Programmers $133,820
50 Biochemists and Biophysicists $132,670

Lowest Paying Jobs in Connecticut

Occupation Median Salary
Transportation Workers, All Other $34,010
Forest and Conservation Workers $34,010
Shampooers $34,010
Craft Artists $34,010
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $34,210
Passenger Attendants $34,320
Parking Attendants $34,360
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners $34,420
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $34,540
Manicurists and Pedicurists $34,720
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $34,780
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $34,860
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $34,940
Cooks, Fast Food $34,980
Tour and Travel Guides $35,090
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $35,140
School Bus Monitors $35,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers $35,380
Cashiers $35,550
Dishwashers $35,550
Tire Repairers and Changers $35,760
Physical Therapist Aides $35,770
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,870
Packers and Packagers, Hand $35,890
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $35,950

Fastest Growing Jobs

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See national growth projections alongside the published OEWS state employment estimates for each occupation in Connecticut. Based on BLS employment projections 2024-2034.

Metro and Nonmetropolitan Wage Areas in Connecticut

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Connecticut nonmetropolitan area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT New Haven, CT Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Waterbury-Shelton, CT

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Two BLS OEWS peer sets outside Connecticut. Local metro cards below stay inside this state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on published All Occupations mean wage ($77,420 here) and reported employment (1,696,170 jobs here).

Similar mean wage

Nearest other states by BLS All Occupations annual mean wage.

Similar employment scale

Nearest headcount peers (floor 250,000 All Occupations jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS All Occupations mean annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Local OEWS areas and related Connecticut pages

Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT.

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Local OEWS wage area

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area

Local OEWS wage area

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Local OEWS wage area

New Haven, CT

Local OEWS wage area

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

Local OEWS wage area

Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Local OEWS wage area

Highest Paying in Connecticut

Top 100 by median salary

Fastest Growing in Connecticut

Projected 2024-2034 growth

Cardiologists

National occupation profile

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average of the top 50 occupation medians in Connecticut? ▼
The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians is $202,345/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). It is not the statewide mean or median and does not describe the wage of a typical worker.
What is the average salary in Connecticut? ▼
BLS publishes an All Occupations annual mean wage of $77,420/year for Connecticut in the May 2025 OEWS release, which ranks 8th among the 54 states and territories with a published mean. Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT. This is an occupational wage estimate, not a household-income statistic or a prediction for one worker.
What is the highest paying job in Connecticut? ▼
The highest paying occupation in Connecticut is Cardiologists with a median salary of $488,940/year according to BLS data. The second highest is Anesthesiologists at $481,820/year.
What jobs pay the least in Connecticut? ▼
The lowest published occupation median in this Connecticut ranking is Transportation Workers, All Other at $34,010/year. The table does not classify that occupation as entry-level or explain why its median is lowest.
How many local BLS wage areas are shown for Connecticut? ▼
WageDex has occupation-level wage rows for 5 metro areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area assigned to Connecticut. Published local OEWS areas include Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Nonmetropolitan reporting areas are not MSAs. Compare the same occupation and statistic across areas; published coverage can differ by occupation and geography.
How many occupations are shown for Connecticut? ▼
BLS publishes wage data for 674 distinct occupations in Connecticut. The 50 occupations in the displayed upper tier have a combined OEWS employment estimate of approximately 167,010 jobs in covered establishments.

Federal sources behind Connecticut wages

BLS OEWS state wage tables → BLS QCEW state series → BLS LAUS unemployment → BEA personal income by state →

What to do with this data

How to use Connecticut wage data in a real decision

  • Connecticut ranks #8 of 54 by All Occupations mean; that state rank is not interchangeable with Cardiologists's occupation median of $488,940. Compare states
  • Inside Connecticut, re-check Cardiologists in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT or Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT before treating the statewide median as a metro offer. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Open Cardiologists for percentile bands and local-area rows; Connecticut's statewide median of $488,940 uses a different geography than any single metro estimate. Cardiologists
  • The published Connecticut range runs from Transportation Workers, All Other at $34,010 to Cardiologists at $488,940; an offer still depends on the exact role and employer. Salary calculator

BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period and exclude self-employed workers; some small occupation-area cells are suppressed.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State-level employment totals and local-area breakouts from BLS OEWS State and Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025. Local areas can be metropolitan or nonmetropolitan.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. State wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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