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5 widest healthcare wage spreads in Connecticut
A single Connecticut lab-tech midpoint misses both the lower quarter and the people you are trying to hire.
The lab posting named one midpoint and called it competitive. The candidates who could already do the work heard a different number at the hospital down the road.
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Connecticut run from $50,900 at the 25th percentile to $98,260 at the 75th. The median is $65,310. That spread is 72.5% of the median. An offer pinned to the middle sits under the upper quarter by a wide margin and over the lower quarter by enough to matter.
Registered nurses, at the narrow end of this five, still are not a single wage. They run from $86,120 to $121,840 around a median of $102,740, and the spread is 34.8% of that median. Narrower than the lab row is not the same as tight. Name the quarter you are actually buying.
Ranked table
| Rank | Occupation | 25th percentile | State median | 75th percentile | Spread as percent of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $50,900 | $65,310 | $98,260 | 72.5% |
| 2 | Medical Records Specialists | $48,750 | $60,940 | $76,160 | 45.0% |
| 3 | Psychiatric Technicians | $48,050 | $55,500 | $70,000 | 39.5% |
| 4 | Healthcare Social Workers | $66,290 | $79,900 | $96,470 | 37.8% |
| 5 | Registered Nurses | $86,120 | $102,740 | $121,840 | 34.8% |
Takeaways
- Medical records specialists spread from $48,750 to $76,160 around a median of $60,940, which is 45.0% of the median.
- Psychiatric technicians run from $48,050 to $70,000 around $55,500, a spread of 39.5% of the median.
- Healthcare social workers run from $66,290 to $96,470 around $79,900, a spread of 37.8% of the median.
- Connecticut is 2 of 51 on this ranking. The sort is the width of the band, which is why the lab row opens the page.
For recruiters
- Put the 25th and the 75th on the approval note, and circle the one the budget can reach.
- Retire the draft that offers the lab median and calls the upper quarter a stretch.
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
The spread is the OEWS 75th percentile minus the 25th percentile, divided by the state median, shown as a percent. Both percentiles have to be published. The 5 widest spreads in Connecticut are shown. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by that spread, Connecticut is 2 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: $50,900 is stated as about $50.9K. $65,310 is stated as about $65.3K. $98,260 is stated as about $98.3K. $102,740 is stated as about $102.7K. Rounded figures in the prose: $60,940 is stated as about $60.9K. $55,500 is stated as about $55.5K. $96,470 is stated as about $96.5K. $121,840 is stated as about $121.8K.
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