SOC 51-3092 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Food Batchmakers make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Batchmakers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $37,800. The 10th percentile is $36,370 and the 90th percentile is $47,440. Employment is 480.

Median annual wage

$37,800

10th percentile
$36,370
25th percentile
$37,480
Median
$37,800
75th percentile
$41,980
90th percentile
$47,440
Mean
$40,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $36,370 and the 90th percentile is $47,440. The difference is $11,070, which is 29.3% 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 $37,480 to the 75th at $41,980, covers $4,500.

The mean annual wage is $40,440, which sits above the median of $37,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 10.6% lower than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,790, which is 13% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% lower than the Connecticut median of $39,110.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $36,790 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 12th of 19 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).).

  • Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $38,420 and employment of 180. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,995, against $36,790 here.
  • New Haven, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $38,100 and employment of 330. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,439, against $36,790 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 53 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 480. That median is 17.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,432, against $36,790 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (480 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Food Batchmakers 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 Food Batchmakers make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Batchmakers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $37,800. The 10th percentile is $36,370 and the 90th percentile is $47,440. Employment is 480.

How does that compare with the national median for Food Batchmakers?

The local median is 10.6% lower than the national median of $42,290.

What is Food Batchmakers pay in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,800 is $36,790. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT compare with nearby metros for Food Batchmakers?

Springfield, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 31 miles away, at $38,420. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 12th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.