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The highest paying job in Connecticut is Cardiologists, with a median salary of $488,940 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in CT based on 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025
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Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiologists | $488,940 | $416,360 | 320 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $481,820 | $416,580 | N/A |
| 3 | Orthodontists | $478,680 | $412,100 | N/A |
| 4 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $418,940 | $364,450 | 470 |
| 5 | Psychiatrists | $326,670 | $292,660 | 560 |
| 6 | Neurologists | $320,680 | $274,340 | 120 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $295,120 | $376,840 | 1,660 |
| 8 | Nurse Anesthetists | $236,960 | $225,810 | 480 |
| 9 | Commercial Pilots | $232,160 | $231,650 | 460 |
| 10 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $217,760 | $194,050 | 230 |
| 11 | Pediatricians, General | $216,830 | $220,010 | 1,310 |
| 12 | Podiatrists | $212,760 | $202,920 | 170 |
| 13 | Natural Sciences Managers | $210,670 | $217,800 | 1,190 |
| 14 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $208,000 | $216,230 | 980 |
| 15 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $200,580 | $250,000 | 330 |
| 16 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $199,870 | $282,160 | 80 |
| 17 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $197,970 | $209,600 | 480 |
| 18 | Radiologists | $191,990 | $227,700 | N/A |
| 19 | Physicists | $180,300 | $200,450 | 60 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $175,490 | $180,190 | 4,970 |
| 21 | Financial Managers | $174,830 | $201,260 | 20,040 |
| 22 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $171,750 | $184,030 | 10,570 |
| 23 | Marketing Managers | $169,240 | $179,330 | 5,800 |
| 24 | Actuaries | $166,800 | $164,640 | 1,380 |
| 25 | Human Resources Managers | $165,930 | $180,480 | 3,020 |
The top-paying careers in Connecticut are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Cardiologists, pays $406,051 more than the state average of $82,888 per year.
At the 90th percentile, experienced Cardiologists professionals in CT can earn up to $812,490 annually — making it one of the most lucrative career paths in the state.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $165,930, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
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Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.