Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $229,540. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $217,300.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$229,540	$82,760	1,690
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$217,300	$76,910	250
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$206,890	$58,630	220
4	General Dentists	$204,780	$108,410	500
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$195,480	$70,460	70
6	Chief Executives	$192,620	$80,570	130
7	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$179,900	$78,110	920
8	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$179,750	$173,220	390
9	General Pediatricians	$162,830	$83,340	90
10	Financial Managers	$148,180	$92,990	7,120
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$146,290	$100,660	3,680
12	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$143,130	$97,700	70
13	Actuaries	$140,520	$85,110	910
14	Lawyers	$138,900	$77,640	3,910
15	Computer Hardware Engineers	$137,410	$84,160	100
16	Chiropractors	$137,400	$65,870	60
17	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$136,770	$81,210	1,360
18	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,430	$100,530	1,480
19	Training and Development Managers	$136,060	$84,800	240
20	Physician Assistants	$135,330	$105,370	1,140
21	Human Resources Managers	$134,020	$78,110	1,220
22	Marketing Managers	$133,150	$84,520	1,690
23	Pharmacists	$132,140	$103,700	970
24	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$131,970	$56,930	80
25	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$131,090	$81,990	380
26	Nurse Practitioners	$130,090	$102,440	1,260
27	Sales Managers	$129,850	$78,000	2,770
28	Natural Sciences Managers	$129,730	$81,400	200
29	All Other Managers	$128,880	$82,390	1,580
30	Optometrists	$128,690	$123,260	160
31	Veterinarians	$128,650	$100,380	300
32	Public Relations Managers	$128,230	$73,820	320
33	Database Architects	$127,460	$88,060	380
34	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$127,050	$60,510	630
35	Purchasing Managers	$126,160	$81,080	540
36	Computer Network Architects	$125,250	$88,930	970
37	General and Operations Managers	$125,070	$59,780	13,380
38	Industrial Production Managers	$123,370	$78,040	1,030
39	Historians	$122,750	$96,280	30
40	Other Psychologists	$121,520	$37,710	40
41	Information Security Analysts	$119,270	$95,930	970
42	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$118,220	$59,990	600
43	Administrative Services Managers	$115,070	$76,250	590
44	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$114,200	$96,470	410
45	Nurse Midwives	$113,690	$99,600	40
46	Construction Managers	$113,510	$76,280	770
47	Software Developers	$111,010	$67,660	6,980
48	Database Administrators	$109,220	$64,240	410
49	Data Scientists	$107,310	$39,880	430
50	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,290	$77,810	2,550
51	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$106,070	$79,140	140
52	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$106,020	$60,050	530
53	Aerospace Engineers	$105,360	$77,520	650
54	Financial Examiners	$105,270	$56,080	120
55	Engineers, All Other	$104,740	$74,940	680
56	Electrical Engineers	$104,090	$73,350	640
57	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$103,690	$63,790	70
58	Other Education Administrators	$103,680	$52,970	210
59	Physical Therapists	$103,290	$76,830	1,150
60	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$103,160	$75,650	140
61	Statisticians	$103,070	$77,050	150
62	Radiation Therapists	$102,700	$80,910	60
63	Fundraising Managers	$102,500	$70,090	180
64	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,190	$78,190	570
65	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$102,140	$62,060	60
66	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$102,000	$69,230	190
67	Art Directors	$101,990	$64,360	150
68	Other Biological Scientists	$101,980	$74,640	50
69	Sales Engineers	$101,840	$66,460	210
70	Management Analysts	$101,730	$65,450	4,170
71	Project Management Specialists	$101,660	$61,350	2,380
72	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$101,420	$81,650	70
73	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$101,220	$84,000	40
74	Mechanical Engineers	$100,880	$65,150	1,200
75	Facilities Managers	$100,830	$58,180	760
76	Computer Systems Analysts	$100,520	$71,040	3,230
77	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$100,310	$79,950	30
78	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$99,990	$60,500	410
79	Environmental Engineers	$99,800	$61,830	300
80	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$99,480	$57,980	80
81	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$99,370	$65,320	140
82	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$99,260	$77,380	370
83	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$99,050	$61,590	290
84	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$98,110	$63,210	600
85	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$97,860	$57,330	120
86	Technical Writers	$97,330	$53,380	220
87	Economists	$97,040	$67,700	130
88	Postsecondary History Teachers	$96,980	$75,800	100
89	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$96,970	$57,390	100
90	Funeral Home Managers	$96,950	$63,820	60
91	Environmental Science Teachers	$96,840	$48,240	40
92	Power Plant Operators	$96,710	$60,140	100
93	Personal Financial Advisors	$96,570	$48,690	740
94	Biomedical Engineers	$96,130	$78,530	40
95	Computer Network Support Specialists	$96,030	$71,740	110
96	School Psychologists	$95,950	$61,110	330
97	Occupational Therapists	$95,950	$71,410	900
98	Emergency Management Directors	$95,750	$54,090	110
99	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$95,150	$62,140	460
100	Labor Relations Specialists	$94,910	$52,190	500

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Real Estate Brokers	$196,800
2	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$173,100
3	Chief Executives	$169,770
4	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$165,760
5	General Pediatricians	$165,240
6	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$164,830
7	General Dentists	$164,060
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,870
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,870
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$150,890

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$207,220
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,880
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$199,690
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$183,450
5	Physicists	$170,910
6	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$167,220
7	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$159,680
8	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$149,560
9	General and Operations Managers	$141,360
10	Financial Managers	$138,650

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$204,840
2	Optometrists	$202,280
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,300
4	General Pediatricians	$190,860
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$186,630
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$183,630
7	General Dentists	$179,230
8	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$158,410
9	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$154,000
10	Physicists	$142,840

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