Counties in Connecticut by wages and salaries paid, 2024

Capitol Planning Region had the highest wages and salaries paid of 9 counties in 2024, at $47.41 billion. Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region had the lowest, at $1.8 billion. The median was $9.47 billion and the figure for Connecticut was $152.36 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest47,408.7Capitol Planning Region

Lowest1,797.7Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Median9,470.59 counties

Connecticut152,357History

Map of counties, 2024

Under 4,700
4,700 to 9,400
9,400 to 12K
12K to 30K
30K and over

USD million, 2024. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 USD million
1	Capitol Planning Region	47,408.7
2	Western Connecticut Planning Region	40,064.2
3	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	23,070
4	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	12,534
5	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	9,470.5
6	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	9,333.7
7	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	6,034.2
8	Northwest Hills Planning Region	2,585.8
9	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	1,797.7

About this ranking

Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Connecticut by wages and salaries paid, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Connecticut by wages and salaries paid, 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/connecticut-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Connecticut by wages and salaries paid, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/connecticut-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Connecticut by wages and salaries paid, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/connecticut-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Capitol Planning Region, with $47.41 billion in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, with $1.8 billion in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.