High paying management jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$254,180
Bachelor's degree
$140,690 – $601,760470
2Natural Sciences Managers$196,930
Bachelor's degree
$127,030 – $304,000220
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,440
Bachelor's degree
$125,980 – $220,6302,530
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,350
Bachelor's degree
$103,350 – $241,8104,200
5Financial Managers$170,310
Bachelor's degree
$111,290 – $303,5607,540
6Managers, All Other$163,730
Bachelor's degree
$98,800 – $211,4902,620
7Marketing Managers$163,210
Bachelor's degree
$102,680 – $240,4701,860
8Sales Managers$161,410
Bachelor's degree
$93,580 – $285,2403,020
9Human Resources Managers$158,180
Bachelor's degree
$102,860 – $254,9901,130
10General and Operations Managers$148,080
Bachelor's degree
$71,300 – $295,60013,370
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$142,000
Master's degree
$83,300 – $175,9801,550
12Training and Development Managers$141,290
Bachelor's degree
$100,980 – $213,370240
13Public Relations Managers$140,250
Bachelor's degree
$83,200 – $266,660290
14Industrial Production Managers$135,540
Bachelor's degree
$96,430 – $187,5001,600
15Purchasing Managers$133,660
Bachelor's degree
$104,990 – $214,650580
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$130,370
Master's degree
$76,490 – $226,490550
17Medical and Health Services Managers$128,810
Bachelor's degree
$81,230 – $206,4702,980
18Construction Managers$120,230
Bachelor's degree
$79,990 – $196,9601,480
19Administrative Services Managers$113,880
Bachelor's degree
$79,210 – $188,360770
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$112,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,770 – $172,040960
21Fundraising Managers$112,640
Bachelor's degree
$83,430 – $199,150280
22Facilities Managers$110,990
Bachelor's degree
$75,470 – $168,480890
23Education Administrators, All Other$100,480
Bachelor's degree
$55,600 – $205,120200
24Food Service Managers$79,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000 – $120,590420
25Social and Community Service Managers$76,200
Bachelor's degree
$52,800 – $125,9301,390
26Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$74,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,320 – $129,930770
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$58,920
Bachelor's degree
$40,200 – $101,360380

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$254,180	$140,690 – $601,760	470
2	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$196,930	$127,030 – $304,000	220
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,440	$125,980 – $220,630	2,530
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,350	$103,350 – $241,810	4,200
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,310	$111,290 – $303,560	7,540
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$163,730	$98,800 – $211,490	2,620
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,210	$102,680 – $240,470	1,860
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,410	$93,580 – $285,240	3,020
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,180	$102,860 – $254,990	1,130
10	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,080	$71,300 – $295,600	13,370
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$142,000	$83,300 – $175,980	1,550
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,290	$100,980 – $213,370	240
13	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,250	$83,200 – $266,660	290
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,540	$96,430 – $187,500	1,600
15	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,660	$104,990 – $214,650	580
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$130,370	$76,490 – $226,490	550
17	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,810	$81,230 – $206,470	2,980
18	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,230	$79,990 – $196,960	1,480
19	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,880	$79,210 – $188,360	770
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$112,860	$70,770 – $172,040	960
21	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,640	$83,430 – $199,150	280
22	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,990	$75,470 – $168,480	890
23	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,480	$55,600 – $205,120	200
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,070	$52,000 – $120,590	420
25	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,200	$52,800 – $125,930	1,390
26	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,100	$49,320 – $129,930	770
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$58,920	$40,200 – $101,360	380

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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