High paying tech and IT jobs in Connecticut

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,750
Bachelor's degree
$105,920 – $290,60010,570
2Actuaries$166,800
Bachelor's degree
$99,430 – $228,8101,380
3Database Architects$144,460
Bachelor's degree
$106,040 – $210,8001,140
4Computer Network Architects$143,890
Bachelor's degree
$98,180 – $197,0401,570
5Software Developers$134,120
Bachelor's degree
$85,930 – $205,16013,660
6Computer Programmers$133,820
Bachelor's degree
$82,110 – $141,9201,650
7Information Security Analysts$130,570
Bachelor's degree
$79,780 – $175,5901,170
8Computer Occupations, All Other$127,720
Bachelor's degree
$60,720 – $181,8303,100
9Data Scientists$126,340
Bachelor's degree
$75,700 – $204,6801,760
10Computer Systems Analysts$109,600
Bachelor's degree
$74,750 – $162,6004,800
11Database Administrators$108,270
Bachelor's degree
$65,400 – $157,350810
12Network and Computer Systems Administrators$105,880
Bachelor's degree
$69,930 – $161,4502,170
13Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$97,740
Bachelor's degree
$46,080 – $153,9901,160
14Operations Research Analysts$96,700
Bachelor's degree
$61,300 – $131,030950
15Web and Digital Interface Designers$94,660
Bachelor's degree
$53,240 – $131,4701,060
16Web Developers$85,930
Bachelor's degree
$55,060 – $133,220750
17Computer Network Support Specialists$81,890
Associate's degree
$60,080 – $128,940850
18Computer User Support Specialists$70,210
Some college, no degree
$46,180 – $101,5409,300

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,750	$105,920 – $290,600	10,570
2	ActuariesBachelor's degree	$166,800	$99,430 – $228,810	1,380
3	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$144,460	$106,040 – $210,800	1,140
4	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$143,890	$98,180 – $197,040	1,570
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$134,120	$85,930 – $205,160	13,660
6	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$133,820	$82,110 – $141,920	1,650
7	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$130,570	$79,780 – $175,590	1,170
8	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$127,720	$60,720 – $181,830	3,100
9	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$126,340	$75,700 – $204,680	1,760
10	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$109,600	$74,750 – $162,600	4,800
11	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$108,270	$65,400 – $157,350	810
12	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$105,880	$69,930 – $161,450	2,170
13	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$97,740	$46,080 – $153,990	1,160
14	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,700	$61,300 – $131,030	950
15	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$94,660	$53,240 – $131,470	1,060
16	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$85,930	$55,060 – $133,220	750
17	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$81,890	$60,080 – $128,940	850
18	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$70,210	$46,180 – $101,540	9,300

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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