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
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$83,100	1,140	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$82,890	9,010	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$82,660	350	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$82,660	350	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$82,520	6,490	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$82,170	6,500	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$82,170	6,500	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$82,070	620	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$82,070	620	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$82,070	620	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$82,070	620	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$81,890	850	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$81,860	140	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$81,860	140	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$81,710	1,920	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$81,510	50	View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$81,470	170	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$81,390	1,190	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$81,360	220	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$81,300	160	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$81,030	2,350	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$80,970	14,800	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,630	340	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,620	900	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$80,600	16,330	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$80,600	860	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$80,490	420	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$80,360	50	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,960	150	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$79,900	1,650	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$79,890	1,220	View salary detail
Archivists	$79,790	160	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$79,620	1,240	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$79,560	240	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$79,410	70	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$79,300	150	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$79,210	2,550	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,200	190	View salary detail
Midwives	$78,980	420	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$78,980	420	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$78,970	5,230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,950	1,430	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,820	350	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$78,820	980	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$78,770	50	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$78,750	2,860	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$78,750	1,480	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$78,640	1,540	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$78,630	500	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,600	1,430	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.