SOC 51-3099 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Food Processing Workers, All Other 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 Processing Workers, All Other in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $35,070. The 10th percentile is $35,070 and the 90th percentile is $42,880. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$35,070

10th percentile
$35,070
25th percentile
$35,070
Median
$35,070
75th percentile
$37,970
90th percentile
$42,880
Mean
$37,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Food Processing Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,070 and the 90th percentile is $42,880. The difference is $7,810, which is 22.3% 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 $35,070 to the 75th at $37,970, covers $2,900.

The mean annual wage is $37,270, which sits above the median of $35,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 11.6% lower than the national median of $39,680 for Food Processing Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,133, which is 14% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% lower than the Connecticut median of $37,450.

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 $35,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Processing Workers, All Other at $34,133 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Processing Workers, All Other. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 9th of 11 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).).

  • New Haven, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $38,500. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,821, against $34,133 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 53 miles away, with a median of $39,430. That median is 12.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,897, against $34,133 here.
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 65 miles away, with a median of $34,770 and employment of 220. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,164, against $34,133 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Food Processing Workers, All Other 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 Processing Workers, All Other make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $35,070. The 10th percentile is $35,070 and the 90th percentile is $42,880.

How does that compare with the national median for Food Processing Workers, All Other?

The local median is 11.6% lower than the national median of $39,680.

What is Food Processing Workers, All Other 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 $35,070 is $34,133. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT compare with nearby metros for Food Processing Workers, All Other?

New Haven, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 31 miles away, at $38,500. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 9th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.