High paying business and finance jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT. 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT run 2.7% above the national average (2024), so a Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Employed

1Financial Examiners$114,860
Bachelor's degree
$61,660 – $180,690210
2Management Analysts$105,970
Bachelor's degree
$72,060 – $162,4503,390
3Project Management Specialists$105,720
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $162,6002,920
4Financial Risk Specialists$100,950
Bachelor's degree
$70,410 – $175,280300
5Insurance Underwriters$100,690
Bachelor's degree
$66,560 – $158,0301,430
6Financial and Investment Analysts$99,220
Bachelor's degree
$66,340 – $159,1001,950
7Accountants and Auditors$95,940
Bachelor's degree
$63,830 – $134,9706,780
8Budget Analysts$95,400
Bachelor's degree
$76,780 – $127,410600
9Compliance Officers$93,890
Bachelor's degree
$59,120 – $135,1901,390
10Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$92,540
Bachelor's degree
$68,950 – $121,610500
11Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$85,420
Bachelor's degree
$53,890 – $134,860430
12Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$85,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,260 – $129,7402,220
13Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,980
Bachelor's degree
$56,610 – $132,6502,190
14Loan Officers$83,160
Bachelor's degree
$52,570 – $144,420920
15Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,030
Bachelor's degree
$50,180 – $132,4102,020
16Human Resources Specialists$82,920
Bachelor's degree
$50,610 – $132,7903,460
17Logisticians$82,160
Bachelor's degree
$58,870 – $121,130610
18Cost Estimators$80,560
Bachelor's degree
$49,270 – $132,140890
19Labor Relations Specialists$79,240
Bachelor's degree
$47,160 – $175,850560
20Training and Development Specialists$78,940
Bachelor's degree
$43,580 – $128,8601,380
21Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,220
Bachelor's degree
$46,300 – $141,8603,080
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$68,710
Bachelor's degree
$43,910 – $129,230460
23Fundraisers$67,490
Bachelor's degree
$48,680 – $104,690360
24Tax Preparers$37,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,840 – $59,810200

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

#	Occupation	MedianHartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$114,860	$61,660 – $180,690	210
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,970	$72,060 – $162,450	3,390
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,720	$69,990 – $162,600	2,920
4	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,950	$70,410 – $175,280	300
5	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$100,690	$66,560 – $158,030	1,430
6	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,220	$66,340 – $159,100	1,950
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$95,940	$63,830 – $134,970	6,780
8	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,400	$76,780 – $127,410	600
9	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$93,890	$59,120 – $135,190	1,390
10	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$92,540	$68,950 – $121,610	500
11	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,420	$53,890 – $134,860	430
12	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,020	$63,260 – $129,740	2,220
13	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,980	$56,610 – $132,650	2,190
14	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$83,160	$52,570 – $144,420	920
15	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$83,030	$50,180 – $132,410	2,020
16	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,920	$50,610 – $132,790	3,460
17	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$82,160	$58,870 – $121,130	610
18	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$80,560	$49,270 – $132,140	890
19	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,240	$47,160 – $175,850	560
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,940	$43,580 – $128,860	1,380
21	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,220	$46,300 – $141,860	3,080
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$68,710	$43,910 – $129,230	460
23	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$67,490	$48,680 – $104,690	360
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,760	$36,840 – $59,810	200

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT. 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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