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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Hartford, CT

690 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Hartford, CT for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Respiratory Therapists$81,770550View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$81,110120View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$81,100410View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$81,100330View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,7104,430View salary detail
Cost Estimators$80,560890View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,3702,750View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists$80,260310View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$80,090430View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$80,060150View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians$80,060150View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$79,9202,200View salary detail
Editors$79,870210View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,840140View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,8004,980View salary detail
Landscape Architects$79,49070View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$79,400120View salary detail
Photonics Technicians$79,260270View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$79,260270View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$79,260270View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists$79,240560View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers$79,090500View salary detail
Food Service Managers$79,070420View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,970450View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists$78,9401,380View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,910470View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists$78,83030View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters$78,790130View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$78,7408,670View salary detail
Survey Researchers$78,56040View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,2203,080View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists$78,2203,080View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$78,06030View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers$78,060770View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,04030View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$78,0003,240View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,8501,030View salary detail
Millwrights$77,81040View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,800900View salary detail
Electricians$77,6802,870View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$77,540150View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$77,530130View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$77,48070View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers$77,420490View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$77,28050View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists$77,260440View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,1901,850View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters$77,190210View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians$77,1901,850View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$76,910—View salary detail

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.