Average Salary in Connecticut
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Connecticut. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$76,050Rank #8 of 51
- Median annual wage$58,400Rank #6 of 51
- Median household income$96,049ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity103.6US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$73,407Rank #5 at national prices
- Total employment1,682,000Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $76,050 is $17,650 (30.2 %) above the median of $58,400, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Connecticut are about 3.6 % above the national average (RPP 103.6, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Connecticut buys what $73,407 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Connecticut is $96,049 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Connecticut
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $188,990 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $171,640 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $136,530 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $134,610 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $126,040 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $120,270 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $112,460 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $111,610 |
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