Registered Nurse Salary in Connecticut
Median annual pay in Connecticut
$102,740
$49.39/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Connecticut
$99,160
Regional Price Parity: 103.610 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($97,550): +$5,190 (+5.3%)
Connecticut ranks 10th of 51 states by median pay, and 13th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $80,350 | $38.63 |
| 25th percentile | $86,120 | $41.40 |
| Median | $102,740 | $49.39 |
| 75th percentile | $121,840 | $58.58 |
| 90th percentile | $134,870 | $64.84 |
Employment
- Employment in Connecticut
- 40,110
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Connecticut
- $102,740
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $97,550
- Difference
- +$5,190 (+5.3%)
Cost of living
$102,740 ÷ 103.610 × 100 = $99,160
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | ||
| 8th | $104,550 | $98,859 15th |
| Nevada | ||
| 9th | $103,670 | $103,692 6th |
| Connecticut This page | ||
| 10th | $102,740 | $99,160 13th |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 11th | $102,540 | $93,302 29th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 12th | $101,510 | $102,929 7th |
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Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
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- Physician Assistant salary in Connecticut
$139,860/year Connecticut
- Nursing Assistant salary in Connecticut
$44,790/year Connecticut
- Paramedic salary in Connecticut
$77,480/year Connecticut
- Emergency Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$335,550/year U.S.
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +5.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Acute Care Nurses
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Critical Care Nurses
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Registered Nurses; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
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Registered Nurse salary in nearby places
- Registered Nurse salary in Massachusetts
$104,550/year Massachusetts
- Registered Nurse salary in New York
$109,440/year New York
- Registered Nurse salary in Rhode Island
$100,640/year Rhode Island
- Registered Nurse salary in the U.S.
$97,550/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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