May 2025 OEWS · Connecticut

Highest-paying jobs in New Haven, CT

All-occupations median

$60,060

10th percentile
$35,580
25th percentile
$41,150
Median
$60,060
75th percentile
$92,150
90th percentile
$132,000
Mean
$75,620

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 281,410.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 104.559, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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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

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in New Haven, CT with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Cardiologists30$125,800$502,320$752,890
Psychiatrists140$81,810$381,890$481,590
Chief Executives270$165,790$311,110$599,500
General Internal Medicine PhysiciansNot available$69,010$277,290$504,130
Family Medicine Physicians80$190,310$246,130$510,280
Nurse Anesthetists120$236,960$236,960$269,860
Podiatrists40$104,660$220,060$276,650
Pediatricians, General140$169,130$219,550$343,310
Natural Sciences Managers350$146,390$210,670$334,450
Radiologists50$105,550$194,570$359,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers1,110$111,690$169,720$276,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers550$109,480$167,080$220,160
Financial Managers2,030$89,990$166,990$321,640
Lawyers1,280$80,570$166,080$313,820
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary60$78,210$163,850$300,830
Marketing Managers550$95,110$162,190$251,650
Sales Managers1,090$85,990$160,590$269,310
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary710$84,930$160,050$175,970
Public Relations Managers140$81,890$154,210$286,690
Human Resources Managers360$87,430$153,820$252,090
Optometrists90$96,540$150,640$220,350
Physician Assistants740$125,350$149,960$185,920
Pharmacists750$106,660$141,290$171,540
Actuaries40$101,760$141,020$232,450
Nurse Practitioners920$119,990$140,880$176,580
Managers, All Other1,040$83,280$140,590$235,300
Fundraising Managers230$84,100$138,710$237,410
Training and Development Managers100$88,290$138,640$256,680
Computer Network Architects220$86,620$137,000$179,600
Information Security Analysts130$75,020$136,590$166,620
Medical and Health Services Managers1,510$86,690$136,480$288,620
Database ArchitectsNot available$106,040$135,580$184,890
Purchasing Managers190$100,700$134,810$200,900
General and Operations Managers5,750$67,300$134,450$300,200
Construction Managers570$89,000$133,120$187,250
Software Developers1,190$78,980$133,040$177,470
Administrative Services Managers710$81,120$132,830$180,880
Education Administrators, Postsecondary930$83,170$131,190$233,500
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary160$63,000$130,820$208,200
Nurse Midwives60$129,460$130,790$131,210

Occupations with an hourly median only

Annual wages were not published. No yearly figure is estimated from the hourly wage.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Musicians and Singers80$22.67$60.12$114.51

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in New Haven, CT by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Registered Nurses10,050$81,770$104,490$144,980
Stockers and Order Fillers9,430$35,840$43,840$43,930
Home Health and Personal Care Aides7,370$34,600$39,720$45,090
Retail Salespersons6,810$34,260$35,950$49,970
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners6,210$34,010$37,890$60,330
Fast Food and Counter Workers5,900$34,010$35,290$37,730
General and Operations Managers5,750$67,300$134,450$300,200
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive4,780$43,940$63,800$80,130
Cashiers4,500$34,010$35,670$41,320
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers4,260$53,460$78,990$108,000
Office Clerks, General4,000$35,990$48,520$65,450
Nursing Assistants3,840$39,520$45,030$59,770
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3,810$35,620$45,420$54,050
Customer Service Representatives3,520$37,330$47,490$76,330
Waiters and Waitresses3,290$34,010$37,900$63,420
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary3,160$34,010$38,020$47,520
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education2,900$51,710$79,800$104,130
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks2,900$44,980$62,890$81,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2,900$47,060$61,040$78,890
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education2,730$49,630$79,820$102,790
Receptionists and Information Clerks2,680$34,170$42,880$60,060
Cooks, Restaurant2,350$36,080$39,100$49,420
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General2,330$38,520$58,740$84,250
Medical Assistants2,220$39,190$48,400$62,090
Food Preparation Workers2,140$34,010$36,970$61,000

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in New Haven, CT?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in New Haven, CT is $60,060. Employment is 281,410.

Which published occupation has the highest median in New Haven, CT?

Cardiologists has the highest published annual median on this list, $502,320, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for New Haven, CT.