SOC 41-2011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cashiers make in New Haven, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cashiers in New Haven, CT is $35,670. The 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $41,320. Employment is 4,500.

Median annual wage

$35,670

10th percentile
$34,010
25th percentile
$34,800
Median
$35,670
75th percentile
$36,780
90th percentile
$41,320
Mean
$37,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cashiers, the published 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $41,320. The difference is $7,310, which is 20.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $34,800 to the 75th at $36,780, covers $1,980.

The mean annual wage is $37,240, which sits above the median of $35,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Haven, CT median is 8.5% higher than the national median of $32,880 for Cashiers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,115, which is 3.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Connecticut median of $35,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cashiers at $34,115 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cashiers. New Haven, CT ranks 5th of 29 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $35,100 and employment of 3,450. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,178, against $34,115 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $36,420 and employment of 8,210. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,081, against $34,115 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $35,180 and employment of 10,040. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,240, against $34,115 here.

Employment share

Cashiers accounts for 1.6% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (4,500 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 2.0% of employment (3,089,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in New Haven, CT · Cashiers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cashiers make in New Haven, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cashiers in New Haven, CT is $35,670. The 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $41,320. Employment is 4,500.

How does that compare with the national median for Cashiers?

The local median is 8.5% higher than the national median of $32,880.

What is Cashiers pay in New Haven, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,670 is $34,115. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does New Haven, CT compare with nearby metros for Cashiers?

Waterbury-Shelton, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $35,100. New Haven, CT ranks 5th of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.