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Nurse Practitioners Salary in Connecticut

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Connecticut is $138,470. BLS estimates approximately 3,750 people work in this occupation in Connecticut. Connecticut is 4.7% above the national median ($132,300).

Median salary
$138,470
Average salary
$142,340
Median hourly
$66.57
Employment
3,750

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$109,930$52.85
25th percentile$124,870$60.03
Median (50th)$138,470$66.57
75th percentile$160,700$77.26
90th percentile$173,810$83.56

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 9.4% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.208
Location quotient
1.06

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Connecticut’s regional price level is above the national average (index 103.61, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $133,645 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.

Opportunity Score

39.4/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

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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