Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Connecticut

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut are those of podiatrists, with an average annual salary of $230,730. The second highest-paying jobs are those of orthopedic surgeon except pediatric, with an average salary of $224,430.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Connecticut 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 Connecticut in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Connecticut (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Podiatrists	$230,730	$52,380	150
2	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$224,430	$215,370	0
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$218,210	$137,110	920
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$217,760	$62,210	560
5	Chief Executives	$206,870	$89,100	510
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,710	$67,460	880
7	General Dentists	$199,300	$105,150	1,360
8	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$197,830	$157,210	0
9	Orthodontists	$197,440	$213,230	190
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$195,480	$70,460	190
11	Commercial Pilots	$176,160	$79,740	280
12	Physicists	$170,930	$48,680	60
13	General Pediatricians	$164,310	$117,830	330
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,550	$101,760	3,790
15	Financial Managers	$157,820	$87,660	19,540
16	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$153,940	$57,180	340
17	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$149,150	$97,820	9,750
18	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$148,910	$97,700	210
19	Lawyers	$146,730	$78,350	8,380
20	Marketing Managers	$143,310	$85,010	6,010
21	Optometrists	$140,000	$40,500	550
22	Computer Hardware Engineers	$138,850	$77,240	640
23	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$137,450	$63,750	140
24	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$136,780	$80,090	4,300
25	Actuaries	$136,240	$85,110	1,220
26	Physician Assistants	$135,310	$107,250	2,820
27	Materials Scientists	$134,580	$39,700	60
28	Human Resources Managers	$132,820	$78,190	3,440
29	Pharmacists	$132,630	$107,190	2,990
30	All Other Managers	$132,540	$81,530	5,090
31	Training and Development Managers	$131,420	$85,690	650
32	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$130,950	$64,430	1,730
33	Database Architects	$130,680	$74,280	640
34	Nurse Practitioners	$130,090	$100,650	2,910
35	Public Relations Managers	$129,270	$63,680	870
36	Sales Managers	$128,910	$75,620	9,030
37	Veterinarians	$128,650	$99,160	900
38	Purchasing Managers	$128,450	$81,600	1,510
39	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$126,040	$80,240	230
40	Computer Network Architects	$123,660	$90,800	1,760
41	Historians	$122,750	$104,000	60
42	Administrative Services Managers	$122,670	$76,440	2,150
43	Engineers, All Other	$122,570	$74,180	2,230
44	Industrial Production Managers	$122,530	$77,750	2,730
45	General and Operations Managers	$121,840	$57,290	42,090
46	Information Security Analysts	$119,270	$84,190	1,450
47	Nurse Midwives	$118,730	$73,740	240
48	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$117,850	$62,320	180
49	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$116,820	$63,120	1,900
50	Other Psychologists	$116,310	$37,710	210
51	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$116,120	$92,500	60
52	Other Physical Scientists	$115,610	$61,320	90
53	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$111,900	$81,490	1,200
54	Construction Managers	$111,080	$70,150	2,000
55	Software Developers	$110,420	$73,990	16,200
56	Medical and Health Services Managers	$109,990	$76,870	6,810
57	Database Administrators	$109,610	$62,050	890
58	Statisticians	$109,410	$76,580	500
59	Avionics Technicians	$109,000	$78,290	90
60	Genetic Counselors	$108,490	$85,010	40
61	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$107,950	$62,250	2,010
62	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$106,300	$63,790	140
63	Chemical Engineers	$106,270	$73,960	230
64	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$106,070	$65,840	430
65	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$106,010	$65,000	370
66	Data Scientists	$105,700	$52,310	950
67	Fundraising Managers	$105,480	$65,910	650
68	Aerospace Engineers	$105,360	$80,850	1,160
69	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$104,750	$66,940	1,880
70	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$104,620	$79,830	1,690
71	Other Biological Scientists	$104,540	$65,400	350
72	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$104,110	$77,810	1,890
73	Electrical Engineers	$104,090	$71,880	2,540
74	Personal Financial Advisors	$104,020	$51,670	3,520
75	Physical Therapists	$103,290	$76,880	3,500
76	Art Directors	$103,070	$65,100	640
77	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$102,870	$30,100	210
78	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,610	$80,220	1,670
79	Radiation Therapists	$102,370	$80,150	180
80	Materials Engineers	$102,040	$75,760	320
81	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$102,000	$63,270	530
82	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,370	$68,480	6,430
83	Financial Risk Specialists	$101,250	$64,240	530
84	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$101,220	$81,410	190
85	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$101,030	$45,670	140
86	Bailiffs	$100,860	$82,990	40
87	Sales Engineers	$100,860	$70,530	720
88	Financial Analysts	$100,740	$65,640	5,860
89	Environmental Engineers	$100,580	$61,830	390
90	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$100,350	$63,180	180
91	Project Management Specialists	$100,080	$59,990	7,240
92	Management Analysts	$99,990	$60,990	9,510
93	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$99,990	$61,290	1,110
94	Postsecondary History Teachers	$99,770	$73,500	270
95	Chiropractors	$99,610	$48,580	200
96	Mechanical Engineers	$99,420	$69,700	3,850
97	Facilities Managers	$99,290	$57,280	2,360
98	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$99,260	$76,240	1,080
99	Economists	$99,170	$67,700	160
100	Industrial Engineers	$99,120	$66,450	6,090

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Connecticut – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$199,300
2	Podiatrists	$194,020
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$187,040
4	General Pediatricians	$165,250
5	Physicists	$164,000
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$157,770
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,350
8	Financial Managers	$151,440
9	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$150,890
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,570

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Connecticut – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,710
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$199,930
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$183,440
4	General Pediatricians	$180,290
5	Physicists	$167,830
6	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$160,860
7	Financial Managers	$150,490
8	Optometrists	$145,160
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,370
10	Commercial Pilots	$142,910

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Connecticut – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$202,090
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,170
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$190,290
4	General Dentists	$188,890
5	General Pediatricians	$187,390
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$183,630
7	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$159,050
8	Physicists	$153,110
9	Financial Managers	$147,590
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$147,010

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