Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Connecticut

793 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Connecticut for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Dentists, General	$160,440	1,950	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$156,240	4,610	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$155,950	300	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$154,210	890	View salary detail
Optometrists	$150,340	490	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$145,070	630	View salary detail
Database Architects	$144,460	1,140	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$144,460	1,140	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$143,890	1,570	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$143,890	1,570	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$141,290	3,490	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$140,940	—	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$139,860	3,570	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$139,860	3,570	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$138,680	1,420	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$138,470	3,750	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$137,220	39,070	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$134,780	3,360	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$134,780	3,360	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$134,780	3,360	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$134,780	3,360	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$134,780	3,360	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$134,780	3,360	View salary detail
Software Developers	$134,120	13,660	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$133,820	1,650	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$132,670	540	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$131,650	—	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$130,790	8,020	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$130,790	150	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$130,570	1,170	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$130,320	50	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$129,720	—	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$129,500	1,160	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$129,280	240	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$127,720	3,100	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$126,850	940	View salary detail
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$126,410	50	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$126,340	1,760	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$126,340	1,760	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$126,340	1,760	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$126,190	950	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.