High paying medical jobs in New Haven, CT

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Haven, CT. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 New Haven, CT run 4.6% above the national average (2024), so a New Haven, CT salary is worth about 0.96× 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, New Haven, CT · Employed

1Psychiatrists$381,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,810 – $481,590140
2Nurse Anesthetists$236,960
Master's degree
$236,960 – $269,860120
3Pediatricians, General$219,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$169,130 – $343,310140
4Optometrists$150,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,540 – $220,35090
5Physician Assistants$149,960
Master's degree
$125,350 – $185,920740
6Pharmacists$141,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,660 – $171,540750
7Nurse Practitioners$140,880
Master's degree
$119,990 – $176,580920
8Dentists, General$129,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,850 – $311,590290
9Veterinarians$127,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,130 – $224,170140
10Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$108,770
Associate's degree
$81,030 – $131,820110
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$106,060
Associate's degree
$80,070 – $129,480160
12Registered Nurses$104,490
Bachelor's degree
$81,770 – $144,98010,050
13Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$104,420
Master's degree
$70,730 – $171,200150
14Physical Therapists$103,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,010 – $128,520610
15Occupational Therapists$102,680
Master's degree
$75,570 – $130,600410
16Dental Hygienists$98,170
Associate's degree
$88,170 – $102,650470
17Speech-Language Pathologists$97,820
Master's degree
$63,770 – $151,030300
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$96,450
Associate's degree
$69,070 – $134,440800
19Respiratory Therapists$85,230
Associate's degree
$80,750 – $112,390240
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$81,110
Bachelor's degree
$63,970 – $105,790180
21Paramedics$79,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$69,970 – $94,850230
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$73,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,280 – $80,2201,560
23Opticians, Dispensing$72,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,000 – $85,070100
24Medical Records Specialists$67,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,370 – $106,320220
25Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$66,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,470 – $133,900140
26Surgical Technologists$60,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,690 – $106,410330
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,200 – $84,760340
28Emergency Medical Technicians$53,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,790 – $59,610490
29Pharmacy Technicians$48,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,200 – $64,4801,080

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Haven, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$381,890	$81,810 – $481,590	140
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$236,960	$236,960 – $269,860	120
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$219,550	$169,130 – $343,310	140
4	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,640	$96,540 – $220,350	90
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$149,960	$125,350 – $185,920	740
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,290	$106,660 – $171,540	750
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$140,880	$119,990 – $176,580	920
8	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$129,380	$49,850 – $311,590	290
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$127,570	$45,130 – $224,170	140
10	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$108,770	$81,030 – $131,820	110
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$106,060	$80,070 – $129,480	160
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$104,490	$81,770 – $144,980	10,050
13	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All OtherMaster's degree	$104,420	$70,730 – $171,200	150
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,000	$84,010 – $128,520	610
15	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,680	$75,570 – $130,600	410
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,170	$88,170 – $102,650	470
17	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$97,820	$63,770 – $151,030	300
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$96,450	$69,070 – $134,440	800
19	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$85,230	$80,750 – $112,390	240
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$81,110	$63,970 – $105,790	180
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,440	$69,970 – $94,850	230
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,820	$62,280 – $80,220	1,560
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,410	$50,000 – $85,070	100
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,290	$46,370 – $106,320	220
25	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,140	$42,470 – $133,900	140
26	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,800	$41,690 – $106,410	330
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,920	$46,200 – $84,760	340
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,440	$49,790 – $59,610	490
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,830	$37,200 – $64,480	1,080

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New Haven, 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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