Registered Nurse salary in Connecticut

Official occupation: 29-1141 Registered Nurses · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Connecticut, the median registered nurse earns $102,740 a year, 5% above the United States median of $97,550.

It ranks 10th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $80,350 and the 90th at $134,870 (a ratio of 1.7).

About 40,110 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 1.09).

For context, the median across all occupations in Connecticut is $59,690, so this role pays 1.7 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureConnecticutNational
Median annual pay Observed$102,740United States: $97,550
Mean annual pay Observed$105,250United States: $101,420
10th percentile Observed$80,350United States: $68,940
25th percentile Observed$86,120United States: $80,330
75th percentile Observed$121,840United States: $112,350
90th percentile Observed$134,870United States: $137,470
Median hourly pay Observed$49.39United States: $46.90
Employment (jobs) Observed40,110
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed23.648
Location quotient Observed1.09
Difference from United States median ($97,550) Derived+5%
Rank among 51 states Derived10
Ratio to Connecticut all-occupation median ($59,690) Derived1.72×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived1.68

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 8. Massachusetts$104,550
  2. 9. Nevada$103,670
  3. 10. Connecticut$102,740
  4. 11. District of Columbia$102,540
  5. 12. Minnesota$101,510

Largest cities in Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, North Stamford, Hartford (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.