Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

Across all occupations in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT metropolitan area, the median wage is $57,370 a year ($27.58 an hour) and the mean $71,810, May 2025. That median is +13% against the US median of $50,980 and −4% against Connecticut's $59,690. BLS counts 126,450 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is cardiologists; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT vs Connecticut and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT area, Connecticut and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	Hourly	$16.65	$18.37	$27.58	$41.78	$61.74	$34.52	126,450
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	Annual	$34,630	$38,210	$57,370	$86,900	$128,410	$71,810	126,450
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.

342 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Cardiologists	$514,290	$247.26	30
2	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$448,470	$215.61	80
3	Physicians, All Other	$377,580	$181.53	130
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$256,790	$123.46	60
5	Chief Executives	$250,670	$120.51	90
6	Pediatricians, General	$219,350	$105.46	140
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$217,480	$104.56	300
8	Podiatrists	$184,090	$88.50	**
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$181,690	$87.35	360
10	Purchasing Managers	$167,220	$80.39	70
11	Dentists, General	$167,160	$80.37	130
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Connecticut	$164,170	$78.93	370
13	Surgeons, All Other	$161,360	$77.58	40
14	Marketing Managers	$159,250	$76.56	210
15	Industrial Production Managers	$156,710	$75.34	190
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$155,350	*	310
17	Financial Managers in Connecticut	$154,190	$74.13	680
18	Pharmacists	$146,900	$70.62	270
19	Public Relations Managers	$146,880	$70.62	40
20	Sales Managers in Connecticut	$146,690	$70.52	380

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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Connecticut	3,580	28.35	1.13	$35,740
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Connecticut	3,220	25.44	1.03	$34,800
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Connecticut	2,920	23.11	0.83	$39,570
4	Cashiers in Connecticut	2,820	22.27	1.12	$35,010
5	Waiters and Waitresses in Connecticut	2,620	20.74	1.42	$37,880
6	Registered Nurses in Connecticut	2,460	19.47	0.90	$101,330
7	General and Operations Managers in Connecticut	2,140	16.93	0.75	$126,870
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Connecticut	2,020	15.96	1.12	$35,460
9	Stockers and Order Fillers in Connecticut	1,970	15.60	0.86	$36,290
10	Cooks, Restaurant in Connecticut	1,670	13.21	1.46	$38,180
11	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Connecticut	1,660	13.16	1.42	$73,920
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Connecticut	1,630	12.91	1.41	$36,290
13	Nursing Assistants in Connecticut	1,610	12.73	1.37	$44,210
14	Office Clerks, General in Connecticut	1,580	12.50	0.79	$48,600
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Connecticut	1,420	11.26	0.59	$41,910
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Connecticut	1,410	11.13	1.01	$54,340
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Connecticut	1,260	9.94	1.38	$51,570
18	Customer Service Representatives in Connecticut	1,240	9.78	0.59	$45,020
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Connecticut	1,100	8.67	1.10	$51,600
20	Software Developers in Connecticut	1,060	8.41	0.77	$123,780

Most concentrated occupations in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, 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	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.34	120	0.95	$61,030
2	First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	5.99	100	0.80	$45,370
3	Rehabilitation Counselors	5.80	450	3.53	$64,420
4	Biochemists and Biophysicists	5.58	150	1.21	$135,320
5	Pediatricians, General	4.32	140	1.09	$219,350
6	Mechanical Drafters	4.13	130	1.06	$68,830
7	Technical Writers	3.64	130	1.07	$100,650
8	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	3.43	480	3.81	$138,090
9	Natural Sciences Managers	3.36	300	2.35	$217,480
10	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	3.35	160	1.29	*

Occupation groups in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$133,410	$150,070	7,820	61.86	0.86
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$106,280	$116,000	1,660	13.13	1.39
Computer and Mathematical	$104,220	$110,530	2,820	22.27	0.66
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$98,630	$113,080	7,570	59.84	0.95
Business and Financial Operations	$84,660	$95,520	5,810	45.98	0.68
Legal	$83,900	$110,800	580	4.62	0.55
Construction and Extraction	$66,850	$69,930	4,830	38.23	0.93
Educational Instruction and Library	$63,110	$70,110	8,600	68.00	1.16
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$62,990	$67,770	4,270	33.77	0.86
Protective Service	$62,910	$63,820	3,670	29.06	1.20
Community and Social Service	$62,540	$66,710	2,980	23.54	1.37
Production	$61,220	$68,280	5,900	46.62	0.85
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$58,350	$67,710	1,410	11.13	0.85
Office and Administrative Support	$50,990	$56,700	12,690	100.38	0.88
Transportation and Material Moving	$44,220	$48,970	8,100	64.05	0.73
Healthcare Support	$43,440	$44,160	6,130	48.51	0.95
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,050	$47,060	**	**	**
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,720	$41,830	4,170	32.98	1.13
Sales and Related	$36,630	$48,640	9,850	77.89	0.90
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$36,190	$42,850	14,050	111.13	1.26
Personal Care and Service	$36,110	$47,140	5,740	45.40	2.17
Architecture and Engineering	–	–	–	–	–

Every occupation in Connecticut, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 342 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT estimates (area 35980).

*: 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, 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.