High paying management jobs in Connecticut

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$295,120
Bachelor's degree
$156,680 – $680,0801,660
2Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
Bachelor's degree
$136,750 – $315,5601,190
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Bachelor's degree
$122,200 – $245,9704,970
4Financial Managers$174,830
Bachelor's degree
$98,540 – $333,37020,040
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,750
Bachelor's degree
$105,920 – $290,60010,570
6Marketing Managers$169,240
Bachelor's degree
$101,330 – $283,9305,800
7Human Resources Managers$165,930
Bachelor's degree
$102,530 – $295,4803,020
8Managers, All Other$162,690
Bachelor's degree
$90,820 – $273,1007,330
9Sales Managers$162,110
Bachelor's degree
$92,530 – $281,4908,560
10Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$156,240
Master's degree
$86,840 – $194,3104,610
11Public Relations Managers$154,210
Bachelor's degree
$78,130 – $288,180890
12Training and Development Managers$145,070
Bachelor's degree
$99,350 – $238,310630
13Purchasing Managers$138,680
Bachelor's degree
$99,440 – $218,4601,420
14General and Operations Managers$137,220
Bachelor's degree
$68,010 – $312,89039,070
15Industrial Production Managers$134,780
Bachelor's degree
$91,360 – $202,5603,360
16Medical and Health Services Managers$130,790
Bachelor's degree
$82,890 – $219,0108,020
17Construction Managers$125,190
Bachelor's degree
$79,990 – $195,1003,620
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$123,190
Master's degree
$75,050 – $220,5702,100
19Fundraising Managers$122,540
Bachelor's degree
$83,350 – $209,840900
20Administrative Services Managers$120,200
Bachelor's degree
$72,870 – $191,7603,180
21Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$114,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,760 – $179,2302,410
22Facilities Managers$110,990
Bachelor's degree
$70,420 – $170,6502,650
23Food Service Managers$77,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,020 – $108,4601,520
24Social and Community Service Managers$75,520
Bachelor's degree
$51,110 – $119,9904,350
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$73,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,170 – $130,9502,760
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,760
Bachelor's degree
$40,290 – $102,8101,290

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$295,120	$156,680 – $680,080	1,660
2	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$210,670	$136,750 – $315,560	1,190
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,490	$122,200 – $245,970	4,970
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,830	$98,540 – $333,370	20,040
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,750	$105,920 – $290,600	10,570
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,240	$101,330 – $283,930	5,800
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,930	$102,530 – $295,480	3,020
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$162,690	$90,820 – $273,100	7,330
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,110	$92,530 – $281,490	8,560
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$156,240	$86,840 – $194,310	4,610
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,210	$78,130 – $288,180	890
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,070	$99,350 – $238,310	630
13	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,680	$99,440 – $218,460	1,420
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,220	$68,010 – $312,890	39,070
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,780	$91,360 – $202,560	3,360
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,790	$82,890 – $219,010	8,020
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,190	$79,990 – $195,100	3,620
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$123,190	$75,050 – $220,570	2,100
19	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,540	$83,350 – $209,840	900
20	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,200	$72,870 – $191,760	3,180
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$114,210	$68,760 – $179,230	2,410
22	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,990	$70,420 – $170,650	2,650
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,990	$52,020 – $108,460	1,520
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$75,520	$51,110 – $119,990	4,350
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,940	$47,170 – $130,950	2,760
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,760	$40,290 – $102,810	1,290

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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