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Registered Nurses Salary in Connecticut

The median annual wage for registered nurses in Connecticut is $102,740 ($49.39 per hour) +5.3% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$102,740
Mean annual wage
$105,250
Median hourly wage
$49.39
Employment in CT
40,110

40,110 employed · 23.6 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Connecticut

Wage distribution for registered nurses in Connecticut (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$80,350$38.63
25th percentile$86,120$41.40
Median (50th)$102,740$49.39
75th percentile$121,840$58.58
90th percentile$134,870$64.84

What this salary is worth in Connecticut

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$99,160

Connecticut prices are 103.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
17.4%

Median gross rent in Connecticut: $1,488/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,569/mo

Est. affordable home price
$374,789

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Connecticut is $366,900 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.