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Nursing pay in Connecticut
Connecticut clinics copying a nurse wage miss what Connecticut nurse practitioners already earn now.
Connecticut copied about $132.3K into nurse practitioner offers, 5% above the national median for Connecticut.
Connecticut's 75th percentile for nurse practitioners reaches about $160.7K in Connecticut hospitals. Connecticut employs 3,750 nurse practitioners, so Connecticut headcount is not the whole offer story.
Connecticut home health aides land near about $39.0K, and Connecticut should not ignore them.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $138,470
- 75th percentile
- $160,700
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.05
- State employment
- 3,750
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $102,740
- 75th percentile
- $121,840
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.05
- State employment
- 40,110
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $73,690
- 75th percentile
- $76,830
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.14
- State employment
- 8,540
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $44,790
- 75th percentile
- $47,180
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 1.06
- State employment
- 21,380
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $38,990
- 75th percentile
- $44,240
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 1.09
- State employment
- 49,510
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $138,470 | $160,700 | $132,300 | 1.05 | 3,750 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $102,740 | $121,840 | $97,550 | 1.05 | 40,110 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $73,690 | $76,830 | $64,400 | 1.14 | 8,540 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $44,790 | $47,180 | $42,260 | 1.06 | 21,380 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $38,990 | $44,240 | $35,800 | 1.09 | 49,510 |
Takeaways
- Connecticut's nurse practitioner median is about $138.5K, which Connecticut should have posted.
- Connecticut aide pay runs 9% above the national median, and Connecticut still has to recruit them.
- Connecticut employs 49,510 home health aides, so Connecticut headcount can fool a busy recruiter.
- Connecticut aide offers copied from about $35.8K nationally will trail what Connecticut locals already make.
For recruiters
- Stop Connecticut nurse offers that clone the country before Connecticut names a local wage.
- Ask Connecticut aides what they make now before Connecticut calls that row a side search.
- Enter the Connecticut wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Connecticut median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Connecticut is 10 of 51. A row links to the Connecticut metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $138,470 is stated as about $138.5K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 1.05 is stated as 5 percent. $160,700 is stated as about $160.7K. $38,990 is stated as about $39.0K. a comparison of 1.09 is stated as 9 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
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