Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New Haven, CT

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Light Truck Drivers	$44,200	1,790	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$43,920	210	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$43,840	9,430	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$43,620	300	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$43,610	650	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$43,460	230	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$43,360	—	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$43,330	70	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$42,880	2,680	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,630	120	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,410	170	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$42,300	160	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$41,190	30	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$41,150	60	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$41,110	470	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$40,050	80	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$39,670	50	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,410	530	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$39,320	130	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$39,310	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$39,100	2,350	View salary detail
Concierges	$38,550	40	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$38,430	260	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,300	230	View salary detail
Bartenders	$38,260	1,300	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,100	330	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,900	3,290	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,890	6,210	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,880	440	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,650	50	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,550	320	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$37,520	250	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,450	1,160	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,970	2,140	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,930	—	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$36,830	30	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$36,790	330	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,700	60	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,640	160	View salary detail
Nannies	$36,550	1,960	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$36,550	1,960	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,480	570	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,470	670	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$36,120	—	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$36,090	130	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,060	930	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$35,950	6,810	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$35,940	820	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,830	90	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$35,800	230	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.