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title: "Average Salary in Waterbury, CT"
description: "Mean $69,080, median $51,440 in the Waterbury metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Waterbury, CT

Waterbury-Shelton, CT metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $69,080, median $51,440 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 160,710 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $51,550.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,660 |
| 25th | $38,100 |
| 50th | $51,440 |
| 75th | $80,680 |
| 90th | $119,140 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 99.8 |
| Housing (rents) | 89.1 |
| Goods | 97.3 |
| Utilities | 147.6 |
| Other services | 102.7 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $190,840
- [Writer and Author](https://nuecareer.com/careers/writer-and-author): $186,370
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $186,260
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $183,460
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $177,300
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $174,550
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $173,870
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $171,180
- [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager): $166,280
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $163,530

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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