SOC 31-9097 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Phlebotomists make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Phlebotomists in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $47,530. The 10th percentile is $40,820 and the 90th percentile is $55,440. Employment is 260.

Median annual wage

$47,530

10th percentile
$40,820
25th percentile
$43,370
Median
$47,530
75th percentile
$49,560
90th percentile
$55,440
Mean
$48,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
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 Phlebotomists, the published 10th percentile is $40,820 and the 90th percentile is $55,440. The difference is $14,620, which is 30.8% 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 $43,370 to the 75th at $49,560, covers $6,190.

The mean annual wage is $48,340, which sits above the median of $47,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $45,230 for Phlebotomists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,636, which is 5.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% higher than the Connecticut median of $45,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Phlebotomists at $47,636 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 Phlebotomists. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 12th 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).).

  • New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $48,060 and employment of 280. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,964, against $47,636 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $47,470 and employment of 260. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,421, against $47,636 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $44,800 and employment of 610. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,603, against $47,636 here.

Employment share

Phlebotomists accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterbury-Shelton, CT (260 of 160,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.75 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Phlebotomists make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Phlebotomists in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $47,530. The 10th percentile is $40,820 and the 90th percentile is $55,440. Employment is 260.

How does that compare with the national median for Phlebotomists?

The local median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $45,230.

What is Phlebotomists pay in Waterbury-Shelton, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,530 is $47,636. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Waterbury-Shelton, CT compare with nearby metros for Phlebotomists?

New Haven, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $48,060. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 12th of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.