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Salaries in Connecticut: pay for 688 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Connecticut had a median pay of $59,690 a year ($28.70 an hour) in May 2025, with 1,696,170 jobs counted. That is 17% above the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Connecticut

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Connecticut, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$97,550$46.9016,770
Actorsnot published$27.91180
Actuaries$166,800$80.191,380
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$49,280$23.6950
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$95,310$45.82300
Administrative Services Managers$120,200$57.793,180
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$72,180$34.70410
Advertising Sales Agents$61,820$29.72740
Advertising and Promotions Managers$129,280$62.15240
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$79,410$38.1870
Aerospace Engineers$129,500$62.261,160
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$81,470$39.17170
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$125,350not published80
Air Traffic Controllers$140,940$67.76not published
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$78,770$37.8750
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$96,830$46.551,430
Aircraft Service Attendants$39,230$18.86210
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$78,630$37.80500
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$199,870not published80
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$73,730$35.45280
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,860$16.762,440
Anesthesiologists$481,820$231.65not published
Animal Caretakers$37,310$17.943,000
Animal Control Workers$57,130$27.47220
Animal Trainers$45,800$22.02290
Anthropologists and Archeologists$91,420$43.95not published
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$112,860not published100
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$103,540$49.781,200
Architectural and Civil Drafters$76,290$36.68810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490$84.374,970
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$122,880not publishednot published
Archivists$79,790$38.36160
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$99,900not published310
Art Directors$71,900$34.571,160
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,600not published1,430
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$103,740$49.88not published
Athletes and Sports Competitorsnot publishednot published50
Athletic Trainers$69,960not published290
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$85,110$40.9250
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$123,770not published230
Audio and Video Technicians$62,120$29.87820
Audiologists$113,180$54.4170
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$74,890$36.01not published
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,220$27.991,850
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$63,880$30.7180
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,220$28.956,960
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$41,600$20.00420
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$37,420$17.99130
Bailiffs$111,890$53.7940
Bakers$36,460$17.533,670
Barbers$41,400$19.90330
Bartenders$38,780$18.647,680
Bicycle Repairers$45,630$21.94330
Bill and Account Collectors$57,930$27.85900
Billing and Posting Clerks$52,000$25.004,170
Biochemists and Biophysicists$132,670$63.78540
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$103,500$49.76300
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,470not published870
Biological Scientists, All Other$111,940$53.82170
Biological Technicians$62,360$29.98650
Boilermakers$80,360$38.6450
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,970$28.8314,930
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$67,960$32.67480
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeysnot publishednot published290
Broadcast Technicians$58,930$28.33700
Brokerage Clerks$75,330$36.22420
Budget Analysts$95,440$45.88970
Bus Drivers, School$61,520$29.587,970
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$60,100$28.891,830
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$67,300$32.362,860
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$85,530$41.125,630
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,750not published1,310
Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,570$21.431,210
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,030$39.925,530
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$58,100$27.93740
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$63,420$30.49120
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$65,630$31.55170
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$75,810$36.45380
Cardiologists$488,940$235.07320
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$94,940$45.64620
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$95,680not published120
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,420$28.571,130
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$100,810not published1,910
Cargo and Freight Agentsnot publishednot published560
Carpenters$64,060$30.805,160
Carpet Installers$49,230$23.6740
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$84,100$40.44150
Cashiers$35,550$17.0930,920
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$58,640$28.19610
Chefs and Head Cooks$64,310$30.923,080
Chemical Engineers$102,270$49.17410
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$58,490$28.12860
Chemical Technicians$57,310$27.56510
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$78,820not published350
Chemists$98,140$47.181,170
Chief Executives$295,120$141.891,660
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$78,970$37.975,230
Childcare Workers$36,660$17.6312,020
Chiropractors$79,560$38.25240
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,430$35.30330
Civil Engineers$103,150$49.594,370
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$88,330$42.473,190
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,870$17.253,480
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$39,140$18.82170
Clergy$63,470$30.51900
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$65,310$31.403,670
Clinical and Counseling Psychologistsnot publishednot published660
Coaches and Scouts$54,790not published4,070
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,900$25.431,550
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$42,220$20.30320
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$50,120$24.09170
Commercial Divers$59,690$28.70120
Commercial Pilots$232,160not published460
Commercial and Industrial Designers$81,300$39.09160
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$97,210not published280
Community Health Workers$53,560$25.75290
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$53,840$25.881,520
Compensation and Benefits Managers$197,970$95.18480
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$83,100$39.951,140
Compliance Officers$91,810$44.143,610
Computer Hardware Engineersnot publishednot published340
Computer Network Architects$143,890$69.181,570
Computer Network Support Specialists$81,890$39.37850
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$59,840$28.772,740
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$86,390$41.53500
Computer Occupations, All Other$127,720$61.403,100
Computer Programmers$133,820$64.341,650
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$106,290not published390
Computer Systems Analysts$109,600$52.694,800
Computer User Support Specialists$70,210$33.769,300
Computer and Information Research Scientists$131,650$63.29not published
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,750$82.5710,570
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$61,190$29.42380
Concierges$40,550$19.50400
Conservation Scientists$73,860$35.51140
Construction Laborers$58,290$28.037,360
Construction Managers$125,190$60.193,620
Construction and Building Inspectors$98,670$47.441,430
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$104,690$50.33360
Cooks, All Other$37,190$17.88220
Cooks, Fast Food$34,980$16.823,630
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,120$22.174,500
Cooks, Restaurant$39,480$18.9814,830
Cooks, Short Order$42,450$20.41not published
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$41,080$19.7570
Correctional Officers and Jailers$64,750$31.133,780
Correspondence Clerks$61,310$29.4870
Cost Estimators$81,030$38.962,350
Costume Attendants$44,550$21.4260
Counselors, All Other$53,310$25.6360
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,490$18.993,060
Couriers and Messengers$39,480$18.98650
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$59,390$28.55210
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$60,480$29.081,300
Craft Artists$34,010$16.3570
Crane and Tower Operators$81,360$39.12220
Credit Analysts$98,230$47.23560
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerksnot publishednot published60
Credit Counselors$54,710$26.30100
Crematory Operators$47,160$22.68100
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$73,090not published200
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$41,950$20.171,670
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,130$25.54200
Curators$76,510$36.78190
Customer Service Representatives$48,090$23.1224,490
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$35,970$17.3050
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,530$21.41450
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,280$22.252,030
Data Entry Keyers$38,560$18.541,290
Data Scientists$126,340$60.741,760
Database Administrators$108,270$52.05810
Database Architects$144,460$69.451,140
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$36,890$17.74490
Dental Assistants$56,850$27.333,840
Dental Hygienists$100,690$48.413,240
Dentists, All Other Specialists$126,410$60.7750
Dentists, General$160,440$77.131,950
Dermatologists$165,040$79.34not published
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$95,240$45.79940
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,230$49.63990
Dietetic Technicians$42,040$20.21330
Dietitians and Nutritionists$80,600$38.75860
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$34,540$16.615,810
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$47,850$23.00160
Dishwashers$35,550$17.097,340
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,960$23.062,220
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$37,440$18.00not published
Drafters, All Other$66,620$32.03140
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,080$19.7550
Driver/Sales Workers$36,730$17.663,730
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$60,480$29.08300
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$65,710$31.59140
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$155,950not published300
Economists$101,400$48.75210
Editors$85,950$41.321,050
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$156,240not published4,610
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$123,190$59.222,100
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,620not published900
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,760$28.731,290
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,910$24.96260
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$73,910$35.533,370
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$63,970$30.76180
Electrical Engineers$104,160$50.082,930
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$126,850$60.99940
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,390$39.131,190
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$66,980$32.20430
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$58,120$27.9460
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$77,290$37.16430
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$109,610$52.70210
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,080$21.673,580
Electricians$77,540$37.287,710
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$81,860$39.36140
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$44,980$21.6390
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$106,040$50.981,130
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$80,600not published16,330
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$71,940$34.591,250
Emergency Management Directors$113,380$54.51180
Emergency Medical Technicians$50,640$24.352,190
Emergency Medicine Physicians$418,940$201.41470
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$61,320$29.48170
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$124,350not published640
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$74,870$36.001,300
Engineers, All Other$124,110$59.672,430
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$97,310not published940
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$78,010$37.50130
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Techniciansnot publishednot published80
Environmental Engineers$114,710$55.15450
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published120
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$66,120$31.79not published
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$82,070$39.46620
Epidemiologists$83,670$40.23160
Etchers and Engravers$45,050$21.66140
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$65,710$31.59280
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$82,520$39.676,490
Exercise Physiologists$62,510$30.05100
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$61,580$29.612,850
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,230$24.151,000
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,090$22.16240
Facilities Managers$110,990$53.362,650
Family Medicine Physicians$163,930$78.81790
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,690$28.2270
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,950$17.77460
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$35,140$16.9090
Fashion Designers$81,510$39.1950
Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,380$17.0135,720
Fence Erectors$53,180$25.57300
File Clerks$44,810$21.55350
Film and Video Editors$83,550$40.17600
Financial Clerks, All Other$51,830$24.92380
Financial Examiners$120,530$57.95not published
Financial Managers$174,830$84.0520,040
Financial Risk Specialists$113,990$54.80660
Financial and Investment Analysts$109,500$52.65not published
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$71,210$34.24100
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$80,490$38.70420
Firefighters$77,630$37.322,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$92,260$44.366,980
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$89,160$42.86490
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$53,980$25.951,820
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$59,460$28.5960
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$98,500$47.361,310
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$52,940$25.4510,770
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$57,200$27.502,110
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$62,740$30.161,860
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$94,050$45.226,230
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,950$37.961,430
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$78,200$37.5924,420
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$52,720$25.341,740
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$109,360$52.582,240
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$83,150$39.989,150
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$56,190$27.02300
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$56,510$27.1713,910
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$55,990$26.92700
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,440$31.465,870
Fish and Game Wardens$65,400$31.4490
Flight Attendants$78,180not published250
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$47,210$22.70110
Floral Designers$39,220$18.86490
Food Batchmakers$39,110$18.811,460
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$38,880$18.6960
Food Preparation Workers$36,650$17.6212,250
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$36,320$17.461,060
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,450$18.00not published
Food Science Technicians$49,700$23.89not published
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,950$17.295,050
Food Service Managers$77,990$37.501,520
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$41,720$20.0660
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,630not published340
Forensic Science Technicians$85,910$41.30120
Forest and Conservation Workers$34,010$16.3540
Foresters$84,820$40.7860
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,120$21.69110
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$47,310$22.75110
Fundraisers$77,730$37.371,350
Fundraising Managers$122,540$58.91900
Funeral Attendants$45,800$22.02520
Funeral Home Managers$102,810$49.4390
Furniture Finishers$59,830$28.7690
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$38,350$18.44not published
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$38,280$18.41not published
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$56,300$27.07180
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$34,420$16.5570
Gas Plant Operators$109,060$52.43not published
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000$100.00980
General and Operations Managers$137,220$65.9739,070
Genetic Counselors$101,640$48.8750
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$105,470not published40
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$61,810$29.72not published
Glaziers$63,840$30.69690
Graphic Designers$72,700$34.951,930
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$48,670$23.40230
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,590$23.361,530
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$53,090$25.5250
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$44,620$21.454,090
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$47,090$22.64750
Health Education Specialists$66,870$32.15400
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$76,140$36.61180
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published7,370
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,030$24.531,240
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$115,640$55.60270
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$119,970$57.68410
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$78,980$37.97420
Healthcare Social Workers$79,900$38.411,650
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$44,550$21.421,550
Hearing Aid Specialists$74,520$35.83110
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,350$21.32320
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$76,610$36.833,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,490$29.0815,740
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$37,990$18.27170
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$59,080$28.40430
Helpers--Carpenters$50,460$24.26200
Helpers--Electricians$56,020$26.93390
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$44,370$21.331,050
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$43,070$20.71not published
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$38,930$18.72160
Helpers--Production Workers$45,260$21.761,400
Highway Maintenance Workers$64,870$31.192,130
Historians$66,770$32.1040
History Teachers, Postsecondary$101,950not published300
Home Appliance Repairers$62,380$29.99380
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,990$18.7549,510
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$34,210$16.453,670
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,000$17.791,490
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,130$26.02910
Human Resources Managers$165,930$79.773,020
Human Resources Specialists$82,890$39.859,010
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,260$33.30670
Industrial Engineers$104,160$50.086,020
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$69,950$33.632,360
Industrial Production Managers$134,780$64.803,360
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,190$22.693,780
Information Security Analysts$130,570$62.771,170
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$46,680$22.44890
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,090$27.457,460
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,110$26.982,490
Instructional Coordinators$96,170$46.241,780
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,550$23.34300
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$89,740$43.14210
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$59,760$28.732,430
Insurance Sales Agents$74,840$35.985,230
Insurance Underwriters$100,690$48.412,010
Interior Designers$67,330$32.37630
Interpreters and Translators$68,340$32.85280
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,980$23.071,210
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,960$18.2528,740
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$69,800$33.56140
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$217,760$104.69230
Judicial Law Clerks$98,670$47.44270
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$90,030not published1,420
Labor Relations Specialists$79,620$38.281,240
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,640$20.9823,970
Landscape Architects$76,680$36.87270
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,740$21.9913,490
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,380$23.74690
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,310$17.461,830
Lawyers$163,600$78.668,420
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$66,220$31.841,090
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$79,210$38.082,550
Library Assistants, Clerical$39,100$18.801,810
Library Technicians$57,060$27.43930
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$73,690$35.438,540
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$66,710$32.07320
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$35,960$17.291,510
Light Truck Drivers$44,500$21.3910,720
Lighting Technicians$72,450$34.8380
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,980$28.35970
Loan Officers$95,730$46.032,220
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$40,260$19.36110
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$69,280$33.31120
Lodging Managers$76,940$36.99210
Logisticians$85,450$41.082,200
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$36,950$17.76120
Machinists$62,130$29.875,240
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$106,330$51.12450
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,170$17.396,680
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$43,970$21.14680
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,250$30.41410
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,620$27.7011,700
Management Analysts$104,960$50.468,000
Managers, All Other$162,690$78.227,330
Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,720$16.694,490
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,740$37.389,930
Marketing Managers$169,240$81.365,800
Marriage and Family Therapists$86,250$41.47260
Massage Therapists$62,260$29.93700
Material Moving Workers, All Other$46,840$22.5280
Materials Engineers$122,300$58.80420
Materials Scientists$130,320$62.6550
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020not published820
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$34,780$16.72not published
Mechanical Door Repairers$48,630$23.38460
Mechanical Drafters$68,830$33.09450
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,660$39.74350
Mechanical Engineers$105,090$50.524,600
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$73,400$35.2940
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$53,520$25.73260
Medical Appliance Technicians$54,430$26.17130
Medical Assistants$47,430$22.8110,250
Medical Equipment Preparers$47,980$23.071,060
Medical Equipment Repairers$71,220$34.241,060
Medical Records Specialists$60,940$29.301,120
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$116,990$56.252,410
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,500$23.326,480
Medical Transcriptionists$48,190$23.17390
Medical and Health Services Managers$130,790$62.888,020
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$70,010$33.661,450
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$78,640$37.811,540
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$42,410$20.391,450
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$40,260$19.36350
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$50,510$24.2860
Meter Readers, Utilities$64,180$30.86140
Microbiologists$86,360$41.52180
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$93,610not published7,920
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$79,300$38.13150
Millwrights$76,810$36.93110
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,170$21.7210,850
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$49,380$23.74500
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,830$25.88260
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$78,190$37.591,080
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$52,520$25.25170
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,240$22.231,100
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$59,710$28.71300
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$37,440$18.00450
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,480$30.52560
Motorboat Operators$45,970$22.10not published
Motorcycle Mechanics$51,970$24.99100
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,580$20.472,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators$62,030$29.82280
Music Directors and Composers$77,070$37.06120
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$52,940$25.4540
Musicians and Singersnot published$50.75520
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670$101.281,190
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$105,880$50.902,170
Neurologists$320,680$154.18120
New Accounts Clerks$57,080$27.44420
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$61,620$29.62470
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$117,150$56.32170
Nurse Anesthetists$236,960$113.92480
Nurse Midwives$130,790$62.88150
Nurse Practitioners$138,470$66.573,750
Nursing Assistants$44,790$21.5321,380
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$95,500not published1,380
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$200,580$96.43330
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$96,110$46.211,090
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$68,310$32.84130
Occupational Therapists$102,440$49.253,150
Occupational Therapy Aides$44,840$21.56110
Occupational Therapy Assistants$72,780$34.99820
Office Clerks, General$48,280$23.2123,190
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$37,790$18.17not published
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,210$19.333,750
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$78,750$37.862,860
Operations Research Analysts$96,700$46.49950
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$62,410$30.01170
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,270$23.21780
Opticians, Dispensing$75,300$36.20610
Optometrists$150,340$72.28490
Order Clerks$47,500$22.84710
Orderlies$37,550$18.06980
Orthodontists$478,680$230.13not published
Orthotists and Prosthetists$77,030$37.04not published
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$56,680$27.25560
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$39,460$18.971,540
Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,890$17.254,280
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,480$28.122,230
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$50,720$24.3850
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,530$23.33650
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$63,820$30.685,210
Paramedics$77,480$37.251,000
Parking Attendants$34,360$16.522,240
Parking Enforcement Workers$44,100$21.2070
Parts Salespersons$44,400$21.343,400
Passenger Attendants$34,320$16.50110
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$77,480$37.25not published
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$62,200$29.911,540
Pediatricians, General$216,830$104.251,310
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$36,130$17.37480
Personal Financial Advisors$129,720$62.36not published
Pest Control Workers$49,010$23.56880
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$56,880$27.35not published
Pharmacists$141,290$67.933,490
Pharmacy Aides$36,350$17.48490
Pharmacy Technicians$47,050$22.625,200
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$100,360not published350
Phlebotomists$45,820$22.031,630
Photographers$49,790$23.94630
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$37,460$18.0180
Physical Scientists, All Other$99,990$48.07370
Physical Therapist Aides$35,770$17.20520
Physical Therapist Assistants$75,880$36.48980
Physical Therapists$104,360$50.174,060
Physician Assistants$139,860$67.243,570
Physicians, All Other$214,990$103.364,700
Physicists$180,300$86.6860
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$112,410not published260
Plant and System Operators, All Other$68,950$33.15100
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,220$17.89620
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,280$37.165,410
Podiatrists$212,760$102.29170
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$82,170$39.516,500
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,230not published320
Postal Service Clerks$62,130$29.87860
Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,130$29.394,510
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.111,020
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$97,880$47.06160
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,220not published1,940
Power Plant Operators$97,460$46.85250
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$76,230$36.65160
Prepress Technicians and Workers$48,780$23.45430
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,740$21.995,230
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$36,030$17.32740
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$47,750$22.96490
Printing Press Operators$45,670$21.961,610
Private Detectives and Investigators$75,010$36.06400
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$97,350$46.811,200
Procurement Clerks$50,510$24.29710
Producers and Directors$88,260$42.432,200
Production Workers, All Other$45,140$21.702,030
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,240$30.404,090
Project Management Specialists$105,240$50.608,410
Proofreaders and Copy Markersnot publishednot published70
Property Appraisers and Assessors$86,050$41.37630
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$73,940$35.552,760
Protective Service Workers, All Other$37,480$18.02910
Psychiatric Aides$44,660$21.47520
Psychiatric Technicians$55,500$26.681,040
Psychiatrists$326,670$157.05560
Psychologists, All Other$125,020$60.11210
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,500not published920
Public Relations Managers$154,210$74.14890
Public Relations Specialists$84,990$40.861,910
Public Safety Telecommunicators$62,410$30.001,820
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$71,890$34.5630
Purchasing Managers$138,680$66.681,420
Radiation Therapists$116,170$55.85110
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$100,890$48.50not published
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$91,970$44.223,230
Radiologists$191,990$92.30not published
Real Estate Brokers$105,800$50.86not published
Real Estate Sales Agents$46,770$22.49not published
Receptionists and Information Clerks$40,630$19.5314,980
Recreation Workers$36,610$17.605,000
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$79,200not published190
Recreational Therapists$63,240$30.40380
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$51,460$24.7430
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$38,220$18.37810
Registered Nurses$102,740$49.3940,110
Rehabilitation Counselors$56,340$27.092,410
Religious Workers, All Other$39,310$18.90150
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$39,380$18.93510
Residential Advisors$43,620$20.971,250
Respiratory Therapists$85,230$40.981,370
Retail Salespersons$36,490$17.5442,410
Riggers$67,560$32.48350
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,610$29.14150
Roofers$62,070$29.84790
Sailors and Marine Oilers$45,280$21.77400
Sales Engineers$123,660$59.45760
Sales Managers$162,110$77.948,560
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$76,940$36.9911,420
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,570$36.339,870
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$98,000$47.122,980
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$65,740$31.60490
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$51,150$24.59110
School Bus Monitors$35,350$16.991,520
School Psychologists$100,600$48.371,140
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,970not published14,800
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$57,210$27.5122,650
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$98,560$47.385,730
Security Guards$39,920$19.1912,100
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$75,410$36.26540
Self-Enrichment Teachers$55,240$26.565,080
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$47,000$22.6050
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,370$24.22310
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$60,700$29.18280
Set and Exhibit Designers$60,680$29.1870
Sewing Machine Operators$37,780$18.16480
Shampooers$34,010$16.35not published
Sheet Metal Workers$78,750$37.861,480
Ship Engineers$119,010$57.2250
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,810$22.026,480
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$38,540$18.533,410
Skincare Specialists$43,680$21.00660
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$36,290$17.4570
Social Science Research Assistants$60,110$28.9050
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$73,930not published110
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Othernot publishednot published300
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$79,960not published150
Social Workers, All Other$69,080$33.21460
Social and Community Service Managers$75,520$36.314,350
Social and Human Service Assistants$44,730$21.509,930
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$101,490not published320
Software Developers$134,120$64.4813,660
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$97,740$46.991,160
Soil and Plant Scientists$67,630$32.52200
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$55,590$26.73not published
Sound Engineering Technicians$72,800$35.0060
Special Education Teachers, All Other$61,480not published1,400
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$82,950not published2,810
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$92,900not published1,260
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$87,960not published380
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,710not published1,920
Speech-Language Pathologists$100,110$48.132,390
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$94,870$45.61270
Statistical Assistants$76,140$36.61160
Statisticians$102,860$49.45490
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,590$19.5135,490
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$62,400$30.00330
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$58,760$28.25500
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,590$30.577,540
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,460$18.495,950
Surgeons, All Other$161,680$77.73440
Surgical Assistants$67,580$32.49320
Surgical Technologists$79,890$38.411,220
Survey Researchers$88,320$42.46110
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$58,900$28.32380
Surveyors$76,730$36.89430
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$38,380$18.45180
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$40,000$19.23210
Tapers$63,600$30.5880
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$89,140$42.86940
Tax Preparers$41,130$19.77700
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$62,270not published1,610
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,110not published19,740
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondarynot publishednot published4,700
Technical Writers$101,870$48.98770
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$75,200$36.151,910
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$97,140$46.70500
Telemarketers$45,200$21.73110
Tellers$46,320$22.273,220
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,160$22.6750
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,020$21.1740
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$41,360$19.8860
Therapists, All Other$47,300$22.74510
Tile and Stone Setters$63,150$30.36230
Tire Builders$48,630$23.3890
Tire Repairers and Changers$35,760$17.19740
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$62,940$30.2690
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$39,710$19.09130
Tool and Die Makers$77,540$37.281,880
Tour and Travel Guides$35,090$16.87220
Traffic Technicians$50,400$24.23not published
Training and Development Managers$145,070$69.74630
Training and Development Specialists$78,080$37.543,650
Transportation Inspectors$91,520$44.00330
Transportation Workers, All Other$34,010$16.35140
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$114,210$54.912,410
Travel Agents$60,640$29.15650
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$48,930$23.52360
Tutors$50,350$24.213,230
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$39,530not published200
Upholsterers$50,870$24.46210
Urban and Regional Planners$99,880$48.02350
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$34,940$16.801,130
Veterinarians$126,190$60.67950
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$44,250$21.281,390
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,950$24.491,690
Waiters and Waitresses$37,770$18.1622,370
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$78,820$37.90980
Web Developers$85,930$41.31750
Web and Digital Interface Designers$94,660$45.511,060
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,540$22.38370
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$64,880$31.191,790
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,900$23.03590
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$47,140$22.66150
Word Processors and Typists$49,250$23.68170
Writers and Authors$98,460$47.34480
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$77,300$37.16110

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Connecticut

By median pay, Connecticut is number 6 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $35,450 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $135,790. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $40,390 to $95,110. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $77,420, 30% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 1,696,170 jobs counted here are 1.1% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Connecticut are Office and Administrative Support (193,460 jobs, 12%), Management (147,410 jobs, 9%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (137,980 jobs, 8%) and Sales and Related (133,600 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Actuaries (4.8 times the national share), Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (3.8 times the national share) and Special Education Teachers, All Other (3.8 times the national share). The table on this page lists 688 occupations; for 12 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 273 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 205 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 32 pay less and 36 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School ($100,810 here, $66,270 nationally), Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary ($156,240 here, $105,870 nationally) and Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists ($97,350 here, $66,270 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Art Directors ($71,900 here, $114,850 nationally), Special Education Teachers, All Other ($61,480 here, $76,580 nationally) and Physicians, All Other ($214,990 here, $265,930 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Connecticut

What is the median salary in Connecticut?

The median pay of all employees in Connecticut was $59,690 a year ($28.70 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Connecticut?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with 49,510 jobs and a median pay of $38,990 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Connecticut?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Cardiologists ($488,940), Anesthesiologists ($481,820) and Orthodontists ($478,680).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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