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New Haven, CT

State

Connecticut

Detailed Occupations

456

Average Salary Across Occupations

$79,070

Highest Paying Occupation in New Haven, CT

Chief Executives leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $397,220.

Largest Employment Market in New Haven, CT

Stockers and Order Fillers has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 11,590 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in New Haven, CT

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in New Haven, CT

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in New Haven, CT

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Chief Executives $397,220 $190.97 200
2 Family Medicine Physicians $282,660 $135.89 110
3 General Internal Medicine Physicians $272,730 $131.12 50
4 Psychiatrists $266,170 $127.97 50
5 Pediatricians, General $225,400 $108.36 80
6 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $206,180 $0.00 0
7 Natural Sciences Managers $200,860 $96.57 210
8 Optometrists $184,800 $88.85 110
9 Biochemists and Biophysicists $170,670 $82.05 110
10 Architectural and Engineering Managers $169,420 $81.45 550
11 Lawyers $168,200 $80.86 1,230
12 Sales Managers $163,620 $78.67 1,380
13 Dentists, General $163,450 $78.58 360
14 Financial Managers $162,990 $78.36 2,000
15 Computer and Information Systems Managers $160,890 $77.35 1,140
16 Physicians, All Other $160,510 $77.17 1,960
17 Compensation and Benefits Managers $160,090 $76.96 40
18 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $156,170 $0.00 100
19 Marketing Managers $155,870 $74.94 910
20 Physician Assistants $153,990 $74.03 760

👥 Most Available Jobs in New Haven, CT

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Stockers and Order Fillers 11,590 $41,000 $19.71
2 Registered Nurses 9,140 $105,960 $50.94
3 General and Operations Managers 6,780 $146,540 $70.45
4 Retail Salespersons 6,660 $40,780 $19.61
5 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6,510 $42,090 $20.24
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers 5,400 $34,590 $16.63
7 Nursing Assistants 5,220 $44,180 $21.24
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 5,190 $44,820 $21.55
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 5,090 $38,530 $18.53
10 Cashiers 4,950 $35,270 $16.96
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 4,680 $62,780 $30.18
12 Office Clerks, General 4,530 $48,380 $23.26
13 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 4,280 $78,160 $37.58
14 Customer Service Representatives 3,700 $49,500 $23.80
15 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 3,410 $40,740 $0.00
16 Waiters and Waitresses 3,250 $45,730 $21.99
17 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2,980 $78,260 $0.00
18 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,890 $58,120 $27.94
19 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2,820 $76,070 $0.00
20 Receptionists and Information Clerks 2,500 $44,300 $21.30