Connecticut nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Connecticut nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Connecticut nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 267 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$406,170	$195.28	70
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$243,050	$116.85	40
3	Pediatricians, General	$204,660	$98.39	40
4	Chief Executives	$170,110	$81.79	80
5	Managers, All Other	$160,060	$76.95	180
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,010	$76.93	100
7	Sales Managers	$157,730	$75.83	240
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,190	$72.21	150
9	Pharmacists	$148,880	$71.58	120
10	Financial Managers	$143,260	$68.87	400
11	Fundraising Managers	$138,470	$66.57	50
12	Human Resources Managers	$136,460	$65.61	70
13	Software Developers	$135,690	$65.24	110
14	Nurse Practitioners	$135,140	$64.97	120
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$133,610	Not published	410
16	Computer Occupations, All Other	$133,480	$64.18	90
17	Physician Assistants	$130,970	$62.97	70
18	Dentists, General	$129,780	$62.39	40
19	Industrial Production Managers	$129,330	$62.18	180
20	Marketing Managers	$126,770	$60.95	70
21	Veterinarians	$123,330	$59.30	80
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$123,280	$59.27	300
23	Purchasing Managers	$123,200	$59.23	30
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$120,790	$58.07	60
25	General and Operations Managers	$114,140	$54.88	1,420

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Connecticut nonmetropolitan area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.