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title: "Average Salary in Connecticut"
description: "Mean $77,420, median $59,690 in Connecticut (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/connecticut"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Connecticut

Mean annual wage $77,420, median $59,690 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $57,610 (rank 8 of 51 by that measure; rank 6 nominal).

| Percentile | Connecticut | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,450 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $40,390 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $59,690 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $95,110 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $135,790 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 103.6 |
| Housing (rents) | 117.0 |
| Goods | 97.3 |
| Utilities | 146.5 |
| Other services | 102.7 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $145,610 | 148,640 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $108,610 | 48,210 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $102,120 | 35,800 |
| Legal | $100,960 | 15,550 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $99,850 | 118,720 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $98,140 | 12,940 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $94,500 | 106,450 |
| Construction and Extraction | $71,640 | 51,200 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $68,680 | 22,680 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $66,480 | 127,080 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $64,950 | 54,820 |
| Protective Service | $61,050 | 38,390 |
| Community and Social Service | $60,680 | 37,080 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $53,600 | 193,920 |
| Production | $49,330 | 83,530 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $44,340 | 129,170 |
| Healthcare Support | $43,320 | 96,120 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $39,620 | 54,410 |
| Sales | $39,570 | 134,670 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $37,640 | 730 |
| Personal Care and Service | $37,120 | 47,040 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $36,610 | 139,020 |

## Most common jobs

- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 42,410 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 40,110 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 39,070 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 35,720 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 35,490 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 30,920 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 28,740 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 24,490 workers
- [First-Line Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers): 24,420 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 23,970 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist): $326,670 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $295,120 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $216,830 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $214,990 median
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $210,670 median
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $208,000 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $175,490 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $174,830 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $171,750 median
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $169,240 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Actuary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/actuary): 4.76x the national share
- [Adapted Physical Education Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/adapted-physical-education-specialist): 3.77x the national share
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): 3.06x the national share
- [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary): 3.05x the national share
- [Tool and Die Maker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tool-and-die-maker): 3.03x the national share
- [Manicurist and Pedicurist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/manicurist-and-pedicurist): 2.69x the national share
- [Teaching Assistant, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/teaching-assistant-postsecondary): 2.62x the national share
- [Rehabilitation Counselor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rehabilitation-counselor): 2.33x the national share
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): 2.18x the national share
- [Childcare Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/childcare-worker): 2.12x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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