High paying business and finance jobs in Connecticut

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Connecticut. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Connecticut run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Connecticut salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Connecticut.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Connecticut · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$113,990
Bachelor's degree
$75,080 – $208,790660
2Project Management Specialists$105,240
Bachelor's degree
$66,470 – $167,0108,410
3Management Analysts$104,960
Bachelor's degree
$64,700 – $177,7408,000
4Insurance Underwriters$100,690
Bachelor's degree
$66,450 – $158,8902,010
5Credit Analysts$98,230
Bachelor's degree
$65,540 – $140,830560
6Accountants and Auditors$97,550
Bachelor's degree
$64,230 – $156,67016,770
7Loan Officers$95,730
Bachelor's degree
$50,300 – $171,2802,220
8Budget Analysts$95,440
Bachelor's degree
$70,720 – $131,160970
9Compliance Officers$91,810
Bachelor's degree
$60,050 – $137,6903,610
10Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$89,140
Bachelor's degree
$64,080 – $127,410940
11Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$88,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,090 – $129,7403,190
12Property Appraisers and Assessors$86,050
Bachelor's degree
$56,490 – $135,240630
13Business Operations Specialists, All Other$85,530
Bachelor's degree
$55,630 – $141,5205,630
14Logisticians$85,450
Bachelor's degree
$61,490 – $126,8802,200
15Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$83,100
Bachelor's degree
$50,750 – $133,4601,140
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,030
Bachelor's degree
$51,790 – $132,4105,530
17Human Resources Specialists$82,890
Bachelor's degree
$51,000 – $134,8109,010
18Cost Estimators$81,030
Bachelor's degree
$50,020 – $136,8302,350
19Labor Relations Specialists$79,620
Bachelor's degree
$46,480 – $177,1501,240
20Training and Development Specialists$78,080
Bachelor's degree
$44,030 – $137,0403,650
21Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,740
Bachelor's degree
$46,280 – $138,9809,930
22Fundraisers$77,730
Bachelor's degree
$52,780 – $121,8501,350
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$70,010
Bachelor's degree
$44,710 – $124,3701,450
24Tax Preparers$41,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,740 – $81,750700

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianConnecticut	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$113,990	$75,080 – $208,790	660
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,240	$66,470 – $167,010	8,410
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$104,960	$64,700 – $177,740	8,000
4	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$100,690	$66,450 – $158,890	2,010
5	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$98,230	$65,540 – $140,830	560
6	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$97,550	$64,230 – $156,670	16,770
7	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$95,730	$50,300 – $171,280	2,220
8	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,440	$70,720 – $131,160	970
9	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$91,810	$60,050 – $137,690	3,610
10	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$89,140	$64,080 – $127,410	940
11	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,330	$63,090 – $129,740	3,190
12	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$86,050	$56,490 – $135,240	630
13	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$85,530	$55,630 – $141,520	5,630
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$85,450	$61,490 – $126,880	2,200
15	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,100	$50,750 – $133,460	1,140
16	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$83,030	$51,790 – $132,410	5,530
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,890	$51,000 – $134,810	9,010
18	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$81,030	$50,020 – $136,830	2,350
19	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,620	$46,480 – $177,150	1,240
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,080	$44,030 – $137,040	3,650
21	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,740	$46,280 – $138,980	9,930
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$77,730	$52,780 – $121,850	1,350
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$70,010	$44,710 – $124,370	1,450
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,130	$35,740 – $81,750	700

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Connecticut. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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