How much do Traffic Technicians make in New Haven, CT?

Percentile spread

For Traffic Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,210 and the 90th percentile is $93,250. The difference is $55,040, which is 107.7% 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 $38,210 to the 75th at $73,040, covers $34,830.

The mean annual wage is $57,040, which sits above the median of $51,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Haven, CT median is 13.5% lower than the national median of $59,090 for Traffic Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,891, which is 17.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% higher than the Connecticut median of $50,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Traffic Technicians at $48,891 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Traffic Technicians. New Haven, CT ranks 5th of 5 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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 63 miles away, with a median of $81,910 and employment of 750. That median is 60.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,768, against $48,891 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 118 miles away, with a median of $67,010 and employment of 130. That median is 31.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,302, against $48,891 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 126 miles away, with a median of $67,450 and employment of 50. That median is 31.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,300, against $48,891 here.