Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Across all occupations in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metropolitan area, the median wage is $51,440 a year ($24.73 an hour) and the mean $69,080, May 2025. That median is +1% against the US median of $50,980 and −14% against Connecticut's $59,690. BLS counts 160,710 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is general internal medicine physicians; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Waterbury-Shelton, CT vs Connecticut and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT area, Connecticut and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Hourly	$16.66	$18.32	$24.73	$38.79	$57.28	$33.21	160,710
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Annual	$34,660	$38,100	$51,440	$80,680	$119,140	$69,080	160,710
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.

388 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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$360,610	$173.37	90
2	Commercial Pilots	$315,450	*	130
3	Chief Executives	$248,810	$119.62	130
4	Pediatricians, General	$222,950	$107.19	150
5	Dentists, General	$174,370	$83.83	170
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Connecticut	$169,760	$81.62	600
7	Financial Managers in Connecticut	$167,320	$80.44	1,090
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,430	$80.02	320
9	Database Architects	$160,480	$77.16	**
10	Managers, All Other in Connecticut	$160,240	$77.04	640
11	Sales Managers in Connecticut	$158,500	$76.20	740
12	Lawyers in Connecticut	$157,380	$75.67	450
13	Marketing Managers	$151,740	$72.95	380
14	Human Resources Managers	$151,580	$72.88	210
15	Public Relations Managers	$149,990	$72.11	50
16	Actuaries	$143,430	$68.96	30
17	Aerospace Engineers	$142,840	$68.67	80
18	Nurse Practitioners	$141,530	$68.04	290
19	Training and Development Managers	$140,870	$67.73	30
20	Computer Network Architects	$138,770	$66.72	90

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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Connecticut	6,360	39.59	1.43	$37,690
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Connecticut	3,860	24.02	0.97	$34,850
3	Cashiers in Connecticut	3,450	21.47	1.08	$35,100
4	Stockers and Order Fillers in Connecticut	3,430	21.37	1.17	$37,890
5	General and Operations Managers in Connecticut	3,370	21.00	0.93	$130,900
6	Retail Salespersons in Connecticut	3,310	20.57	0.82	$35,360
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Connecticut	3,230	20.10	1.41	$39,990
8	Registered Nurses in Connecticut	3,050	18.98	0.87	$101,690
9	Office Clerks, General in Connecticut	2,350	14.60	0.92	$46,570
10	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Connecticut	2,330	14.47	1.32	$50,460
11	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Connecticut	2,320	14.41	1.56	$73,800
12	Nursing Assistants in Connecticut	2,190	13.62	1.46	$43,010
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Connecticut	2,160	13.42	0.71	$39,500
14	Customer Service Representatives in Connecticut	2,130	13.28	0.80	$46,590
15	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Connecticut	2,120	13.21	1.45	$35,920
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Connecticut	2,110	13.14	1.47	$79,640
17	Waiters and Waitresses in Connecticut	1,940	12.08	0.83	$36,890
18	Security Guards in Connecticut	1,830	11.41	1.38	$38,720
19	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,710	10.63	3.77	$43,750
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Connecticut	1,700	10.61	0.80	$59,750

Most concentrated occupations in Waterbury-Shelton, 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	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	15.93	280	1.71	$36,770
2	Tool and Die Makers	9.39	550	3.44	$76,420
3	Film and Video Editors	8.18	220	1.35	$83,550
4	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	7.02	120	0.72	$38,720
5	Producers and Directors	5.80	860	5.34	$102,340
6	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.70	190	1.19	$37,160
7	Rehabilitation Counselors	3.90	380	2.38	$44,350
8	News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	3.78	150	0.95	*
9	Social and Human Service Assistants	3.77	1,710	10.63	$43,750
10	Pediatricians, General	3.70	150	0.94	$222,950

Occupation groups in Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$131,830	$150,420	11,410	71.03	0.99
Computer and Mathematical	$97,950	$105,480	3,100	19.31	0.57
Legal	$95,700	$125,400	940	5.86	0.70
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$95,610	$104,380	10,810	67.24	1.06
Architecture and Engineering	$94,470	$99,230	2,540	15.83	0.94
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$82,870	$91,600	630	3.94	0.42
Business and Financial Operations	$82,200	$92,310	7,080	44.02	0.65
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$78,760	$109,730	3,230	20.10	1.53
Construction and Extraction	$64,810	$70,990	5,680	35.32	0.85
Educational Instruction and Library	$62,360	$67,940	11,330	70.50	1.20
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$61,030	$66,100	5,580	34.71	0.89
Protective Service	$56,310	$61,430	4,700	29.23	1.20
Community and Social Service	$55,390	$62,100	4,840	30.12	1.76
Office and Administrative Support	$49,980	$55,040	17,610	109.60	0.96
Production	$46,730	$53,360	11,300	70.30	1.28
Transportation and Material Moving	$42,860	$49,290	12,980	80.78	0.92
Healthcare Support	$42,470	$43,040	11,080	68.92	1.36
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$39,990	$44,050	5,230	32.55	1.11
Sales and Related	$38,470	$55,990	12,600	78.40	0.91
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$36,870	$43,340	70	0.42	0.15
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$35,770	$40,670	13,280	82.63	0.94
Personal Care and Service	$35,670	$41,670	4,690	29.18	1.39

Every occupation in Connecticut, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 388 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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT estimates (area 47930).

*: 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 Waterbury-Shelton, 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.