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Average Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Connecticut

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Connecticut earn a median annual salary of $97,210, which is +23.7% compared to the national median. There are 280 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Connecticut (state).

$97,210
Connecticut median annual wage
+23.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $78,580
280
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.86
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$58,020
25th
$75,930
Median
$97,210
75th
$119,310
90th
$134,890

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Connecticut, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$93,823
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 146.5%
Rents: 117.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
California $135,000 Compare 3,140
Delaware $100,260 Compare 60
Oregon $98,900 Compare 490
Rhode Island $95,910 Compare 110
New Hampshire $95,760 Compare 40
Michigan $87,670 Compare 630

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Connecticut

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $488,940 1.70
Anesthesiologists $481,820 N/A
Orthodontists $478,680 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $418,940 1.30
Psychiatrists $326,670 1.85
Neurologists $320,680 1.02
Chief Executives $295,120 0.74
Nurse Anesthetists $236,960 0.86

Connecticut has salary data for 688 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Connecticut

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Communications Teachers, Postsecondary are projected to change by +2.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.