High paying business and finance jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Waterbury-Shelton, 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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT run 0.2% below the national average (2024), so a Waterbury-Shelton, CT salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Waterbury-Shelton, CT · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$123,570
Bachelor's degree
$57,240 – $221,050170
2Management Analysts$104,040
Bachelor's degree
$64,310 – $207,660390
3Financial and Investment Analysts$103,390
Bachelor's degree
$73,500 – $168,970170
4Insurance Underwriters$102,030
Bachelor's degree
$78,390 – $130,24050
5Project Management Specialists$99,990
Bachelor's degree
$61,860 – $159,910590
6Loan Officers$95,530
Bachelor's degree
$48,970 – $165,410130
7Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$95,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,130 – $128,79080
8Accountants and Auditors$93,010
Bachelor's degree
$61,880 – $131,2801,230
9Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$92,860
Bachelor's degree
$54,220 – $144,41060
10Financial Specialists, All Other$91,430
Bachelor's degree
$49,570 – $165,060120
11Logisticians$87,750
Bachelor's degree
$59,070 – $121,490180
12Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$86,060
Bachelor's degree
$64,860 – $124,29070
13Property Appraisers and Assessors$82,430
Bachelor's degree
$53,440 – $120,33070
14Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,330
Bachelor's degree
$51,140 – $131,660420
15Compliance Officers$80,420
Bachelor's degree
$50,020 – $119,920250
16Human Resources Specialists$79,850
Bachelor's degree
$49,730 – $129,610710
17Labor Relations Specialists$78,270
Bachelor's degree
$44,800 – $172,96060
18Cost Estimators$76,800
Bachelor's degree
$52,650 – $131,280250
19Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,450
Bachelor's degree
$49,920 – $124,660520
20Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$72,070
Bachelor's degree
$43,080 – $130,850810
21Fundraisers$62,930
Bachelor's degree
$45,280 – $102,88060
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$58,720
Bachelor's degree
$43,450 – $108,300110
23Training and Development Specialists$55,770
Bachelor's degree
$40,350 – $128,200330
24Tax Preparers$35,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $68,14080

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

#	Occupation	MedianWaterbury-Shelton, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$123,570	$57,240 – $221,050	170
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$104,040	$64,310 – $207,660	390
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,390	$73,500 – $168,970	170
4	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$102,030	$78,390 – $130,240	50
5	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,990	$61,860 – $159,910	590
6	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$95,530	$48,970 – $165,410	130
7	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,150	$62,130 – $128,790	80
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$93,010	$61,880 – $131,280	1,230
9	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$92,860	$54,220 – $144,410	60
10	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$91,430	$49,570 – $165,060	120
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$87,750	$59,070 – $121,490	180
12	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$86,060	$64,860 – $124,290	70
13	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$82,430	$53,440 – $120,330	70
14	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,330	$51,140 – $131,660	420
15	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$80,420	$50,020 – $119,920	250
16	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,850	$49,730 – $129,610	710
17	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,270	$44,800 – $172,960	60
18	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$76,800	$52,650 – $131,280	250
19	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$76,450	$49,920 – $124,660	520
20	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,070	$43,080 – $130,850	810
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$62,930	$45,280 – $102,880	60
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$58,720	$43,450 – $108,300	110
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$55,770	$40,350 – $128,200	330
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,740	$35,660 – $68,140	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Waterbury-Shelton, 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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