Highest-paying jobs in New Haven

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July 8, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in New Haven

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in New Haven, CT, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In New Haven, the annual mean wage is $62,030 or 6.5% higher than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $238,530. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

#50. Facilities managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $103,400
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,970
- Employment: 101,230
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($146,040)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,440)
--- Ithaca, NY ($136,210)

#49. Detectives and criminal investigators

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $108,260
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

#48. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $108,760
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,610
- Employment: 37,600
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($152,280)
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($145,360)
--- Tuscaloosa, AL ($144,170)

#47. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $109,180
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

#46. Training and development managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $110,470
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,800
- Employment: 35,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

#45. Statisticians

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $111,110
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $99,450
- Employment: 31,370
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($155,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($125,860)

#44. Software developers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $111,440
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,260

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

#43. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $111,970
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

National
- Annual mean salary: $133,310
- Employment: 191,830
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($226,440)
--- Jackson, MS ($202,690)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($183,250)

#42. Electronics engineers, except computer

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $113,620
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,490
- Employment: 107,170
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,060)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($138,480)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($136,310)

#41. Administrative services managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $113,780
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

#40. Fundraising managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $113,870
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,400
- Employment: 23,190
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($175,610)
--- Syracuse, NY ($155,700)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($153,980)

#39. Construction managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $114,330
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)

#38. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $114,940
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,590
- Employment: 35,440
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($157,030)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($154,130)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,050)

#37. Computer network architects

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $115,380
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,650
- Employment: 168,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
--- Rapid City, SD ($145,810)

#36. Chemical engineers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $115,400
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,840
- Employment: 24,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($173,640)
--- Anchorage, AK ($159,010)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($152,820)

#35. Economics teachers, postsecondary

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $115,850
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $124,090
- Employment: 11,790
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($180,550)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($180,490)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($172,600)

#34. Business teachers, postsecondary

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $116,970
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,720
- Employment: 79,640
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($175,640)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($175,080)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($154,600)

#33. Database architects

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $118,650
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,840
- Employment: 50,440
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($187,070)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,830)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($156,530)

#32. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $119,020
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,020
- Employment: 17,190
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Flagstaff, AZ ($151,560)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($122,950)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($120,340)

#31. Pharmacists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $119,270
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,690
- Employment: 312,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)

#30. Education administrators, postsecondary

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $119,730
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,410

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,260
- Employment: 155,990
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
--- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
--- Syracuse, NY ($164,660)

#29. Construction and building inspectors

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $121,510
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,480
- Employment: 117,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Haven, CT ($121,510)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)

#28. Purchasing managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $122,180
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,590
- Employment: 69,310
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

#27. Medical and health services managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $122,450
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,580

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

#26. Law teachers, postsecondary

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $122,890
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $130,820
- Employment: 14,110
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($165,990)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($152,750)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($152,190)

#25. Nurse practitioners

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $123,340
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,040
- Employment: 234,690
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
--- Napa, CA ($184,700)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)

#24. Public relations managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $123,920
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $138,000
- Employment: 59,850
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
--- Boulder, CO ($174,250)

#23. Actuaries

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $125,560
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,300
- Employment: 23,040
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($245,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,550)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($144,320)

#22. Industrial production managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $126,090
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

#21. Human resources managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $127,420
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

#20. Computer hardware engineers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $129,460
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,230
- Employment: 73,750
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,210)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,320)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($161,580)

#19. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $129,820
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

#18. Veterinarians

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $132,850
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $109,920
- Employment: 77,260
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,440)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,670)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($140,390)

#17. Optometrists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $133,540
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,440
- Employment: 38,720
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Wilmington, NC ($198,370)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($172,190)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($169,140)

#16. Sales managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $134,830
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,180

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#15. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $138,990
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,050
- Employment: 108,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($176,770)
--- Columbia, SC ($155,570)
--- Danbury, CT ($151,970)

#14. Physician assistants

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $139,180
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,460
- Employment: 132,940
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($167,240)
--- Panama City, FL ($165,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($164,150)

#13. Computer and information systems managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $139,450
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

#12. Lawyers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $140,560
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $148,030
- Employment: 681,010
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,200)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($191,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,610)

#11. General and operations managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $140,820
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,770

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

#10. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $142,120
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,520
- Employment: 27,790
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($225,610)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($208,310)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($200,980)

#9. Financial managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $143,110
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,270

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#8. Architectural and engineering managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $145,840
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,970
- Employment: 187,100
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

#7. Marketing managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $151,300
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

#6. Natural sciences managers

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $178,440
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,110
- Employment: 74,760
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)

#5. Psychiatrists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $217,540
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $249,760
- Employment: 25,520
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($360,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($360,740)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($333,190)

#4. Dentists, general

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $227,390
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $167,160
- Employment: 108,680
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Manchester, NH ($276,510)
--- Salinas, CA ($234,410)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($229,800)

#3. Family medicine physicians

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $232,370
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $235,930
- Employment: 102,930
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Coeur d'Alene, ID ($336,820)
--- Fond du Lac, WI ($336,140)
--- Gainesville, GA ($330,930)

#2. General internal medicine physicians

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $232,940
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $242,190
- Employment: 58,260
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Rockford, IL ($359,200)
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($350,330)
--- Sumter, SC ($334,810)

#1. Chief executives

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $238,530
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,020
- Employment: 200,480
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)

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