New Haven, CT

Across all occupations in the New Haven, CT metropolitan area, the median wage is $60,060 a year ($28.88 an hour) and the mean $75,620, May 2025. That median is +18% against the US median of $50,980 and +1% against Connecticut's $59,690. BLS counts 281,410 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is cardiologists; the largest is registered nurses.

All occupations: New Haven, CT vs Connecticut and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the New Haven, CT area, Connecticut and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
New Haven, CT	Hourly	$17.11	$19.79	$28.88	$44.30	$63.46	$36.36	281,410
New Haven, CT	Annual	$35,580	$41,150	$60,060	$92,150	$132,000	$75,620	281,410
Connecticut	Hourly	$17.04	$19.42	$28.70	$45.73	$65.29	$37.22	1,696,170
Connecticut	Annual	$35,450	$40,390	$59,690	$95,110	$135,790	$77,420	1,696,170
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

455 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Connecticut. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in New Haven, CT

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Cardiologists	$502,320	$241.50	30
2	Psychiatrists	$381,890	$183.60	140
3	Chief Executives	$311,110	$149.57	270
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$277,290	$133.31	**
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$246,130	$118.33	80
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$236,960	$113.92	120
7	Podiatrists	$220,060	$105.80	40
8	Pediatricians, General	$219,550	$105.55	140
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$210,670	$101.28	350
10	Radiologists	$194,570	$93.54	50
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Connecticut	$169,720	$81.60	1,110
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,080	$80.33	550
13	Financial Managers in Connecticut	$166,990	$80.29	2,030
14	Lawyers in Connecticut	$166,080	$79.84	1,280
15	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$163,850	*	60
16	Marketing Managers	$162,190	$77.98	550
17	Sales Managers in Connecticut	$160,590	$77.21	1,090
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$160,050	*	710
19	Public Relations Managers	$154,210	$74.14	140
20	Human Resources Managers	$153,820	$73.95	360

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in New Haven, CT

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Registered Nurses in Connecticut	10,050	35.71	1.64	$104,490
2	Stockers and Order Fillers in Connecticut	9,430	33.53	1.84	$43,840
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Connecticut	7,370	26.21	0.95	$39,720
4	Retail Salespersons in Connecticut	6,810	24.20	0.97	$35,950
5	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Connecticut	6,210	22.07	1.55	$37,890
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Connecticut	5,900	20.98	0.85	$35,290
7	General and Operations Managers in Connecticut	5,750	20.44	0.91	$134,450
8	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Connecticut	4,780	16.97	1.55	$63,800
9	Cashiers in Connecticut	4,500	15.99	0.80	$35,670
10	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Connecticut	4,260	15.13	1.64	$78,990
11	Office Clerks, General in Connecticut	4,000	14.22	0.90	$48,520
12	Nursing Assistants in Connecticut	3,840	13.65	1.46	$45,030
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Connecticut	3,810	13.53	0.71	$45,420
14	Customer Service Representatives in Connecticut	3,520	12.49	0.75	$47,490
15	Waiters and Waitresses in Connecticut	3,290	11.68	0.80	$37,900
16	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Connecticut	3,160	11.22	1.23	$38,020
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Connecticut	2,900	10.31	1.50	$79,800
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Connecticut	2,900	10.32	1.17	$62,890
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Connecticut	2,900	10.29	0.78	$61,040
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Connecticut	2,730	9.70	1.09	$79,820

Most concentrated occupations in New Haven, CT

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	6.06	130	0.45	*
2	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	5.37	400	1.44	$77,740
3	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	4.47	110	0.38	*
4	Special Education Teachers, All Other	3.97	240	0.87	$59,270
5	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.63	110	0.40	*
6	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	3.56	600	2.14	$78,600
7	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.33	300	1.08	$94,030
8	Fundraising Managers	3.26	230	0.81	$138,710
9	History Teachers, Postsecondary	3.24	110	0.39	$128,760
10	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	3.10	110	0.40	$78,710

Occupation groups in New Haven, CT

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$136,300	$155,530	21,540	76.54	1.07
Computer and Mathematical	$104,640	$110,450	5,300	18.85	0.56
Architecture and Engineering	$101,000	$103,290	3,860	13.73	0.82
Legal	$99,310	$130,080	2,280	8.09	0.96
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$98,840	$111,050	26,540	94.30	1.49
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$98,190	$105,400	3,250	11.53	1.22
Business and Financial Operations	$85,450	$95,030	13,700	48.68	0.72
Educational Instruction and Library	$77,390	$89,020	26,740	95.03	1.62
Construction and Extraction	$72,030	$73,300	7,860	27.92	0.68
Protective Service	$66,810	$69,750	5,820	20.68	0.85
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$64,910	$76,600	3,160	11.24	0.85
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$64,550	$69,610	9,520	33.82	0.86
Community and Social Service	$61,670	$67,040	6,750	23.99	1.40
Office and Administrative Support	$56,680	$59,470	31,770	112.90	0.99
Production	$47,030	$52,760	12,770	45.39	0.82
Healthcare Support	$44,830	$45,580	16,100	57.21	1.13
Transportation and Material Moving	$43,840	$48,120	25,410	90.29	1.03
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$38,990	$44,680	9,530	33.86	1.16
Sales and Related	$38,950	$56,360	20,340	72.29	0.84
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,480	$40,710	100	0.35	0.13
Personal Care and Service	$36,730	$43,920	6,520	23.18	1.11
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$36,430	$42,400	22,550	80.14	0.91

Every occupation in Connecticut, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 455 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS New Haven, CT estimates (area 35300).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the New Haven, CT area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.