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General and Operations Managers Salary in Waterbury-Shelton, CT

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $130,900. BLS estimates approximately 3,370 people work in this occupation in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 23.8% above the national median ($105,770).

Median salary
$130,900
Average salary
$156,820
Median hourly
$62.93
Employment
3,370

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$65,290$31.39
25th percentile$93,590$45.00
Median (50th)$130,900$62.93
75th percentile$198,100$95.24
90th percentile$294,930$141.79

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.5% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3.4% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
20.996
Location quotient
0.93

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Waterbury-Shelton, CT’s regional price level is below the national average (index 99.778, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $131,191 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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