These Are The Highest-Paying Jobs In Connecticut, New Analysis Says

Career website Zippia has compiled a list of the top 100 highest paid jobs across the state, compiled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

According to the report, anesthesiologists are the highest paid workers in the state. Workers on this practice receive an average salary of $257,710, with an entry level salary of $74,010.

Trailing behind them by $2,600 in second place are surgeons, who make an average salary of $237,080. Psychiatrists just crack the top bracket at number 5, with an entry level salary of $71,100 and an average salary of $213,620.

The list was determined by observing the BLS’s data set for all 640 job classifications in the state to identify the highest paid positions. The list also provides the entry level salary of the position, as well as the number of people in the state who hold it.

Below are the top 20 highest paid jobs in Connecticut and their annual salary; view the full list of 100 here.

1. Anesthesiologists ($257,710)
2. Surgeons ($237,080)
3. Chief Executives ($227,440)
4. Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($216,830)
5. Psychiatrists ($213,620)
6. Family and General Practitioners ($196,730)
7. Internists, General ($193,370)
8. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other ($189,540)
9. Dentists, General ($188,580)
10. Optometrists ($180,160)
11. Nurse Anesthetists ($174,870)
12. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ($162,320)
13. Pediatricians, General ($161,270)
14. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ($155,820)
15. Natural Sciences Managers ($153,100)
16. Podiatrists ($152,960)
17. Lawyers ($147,100)
18. Sales Managers ($146,930)
19. Marketing Managers ($145,210)
20. Financial Managers ($144,380)