SOC 51-9199 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Production Workers, All Other make in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $42,240. The 10th percentile is $34,330 and the 90th percentile is $74,580. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$42,240

10th percentile
$34,330
25th percentile
$37,830
Median
$42,240
75th percentile
$56,650
90th percentile
$74,580
Mean
$49,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $34,330 and the 90th percentile is $74,580. The difference is $40,250, which is 95.3% 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 $37,830 to the 75th at $56,650, covers $18,820.

The mean annual wage is $49,030, which sits above the median of $42,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT median is 5.3% higher than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,053, which is 4.8% higher 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 $45,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 100.445, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $42,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $42,053 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production Workers, All Other. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT ranks 12th of 20 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).).

  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $45,820 and employment of 750. That median is 8.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,595, against $42,053 here.
  • New Haven, CT is 40 miles away, with a median of $41,110 and employment of 470. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,318, against $42,053 here.
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 45 miles away, with a median of $36,720 and employment of 740. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,080, against $42,053 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT (60 of 126,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT · Production 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 Production Workers, All Other make in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $42,240. The 10th percentile is $34,330 and the 90th percentile is $74,580. Employment is 60.

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

The local median is 5.3% higher than the national median of $40,110.

What is Production Workers, All Other pay in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 100.445, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $42,240 is $42,053. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT compare with nearby metros for Production Workers, All Other?

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $45,820. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT ranks 12th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.