How much do Producers and Directors make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

Percentile spread

For Producers and Directors, the published 10th percentile is $63,030 and the 90th percentile is $177,870. The difference is $114,840, which is 112.2% 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 $63,030 to the 75th at $139,040, covers $76,010.

The mean annual wage is $116,670, which sits above the median of $102,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 13.3% higher than the national median of $90,360 for Producers and Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,568, which is 13.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16% higher than the Connecticut median of $88,260.

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 $102,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Producers and Directors at $102,568 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Producers and Directors. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 3rd of 28 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 $77,790 and employment of 130. That median is 24% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,398, against $102,568 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $100,060 and employment of 620. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,633, against $102,568 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $71,030 and employment of 350. That median is 30.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,132, against $102,568 here.

Employment share

Producers and Directors accounts for 0.54% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterbury-Shelton, CT (860 of 160,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,120 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.81 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.