Workforce Development Manager Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Workforce Development Manager make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Workforce Development Manager in Connecticut is $124,957 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $60.

However, a Workforce Development Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $154,747
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $115,625 to $140,550
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $107,129

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Workforce Development Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$140,550	$11,713	$2,703	$68
Average	$124,957	$10,413	$2,403	$60
25th Percentile	$115,625	$9,635	$2,224	$56

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Key Factors That Influence Workforce Development Manager Salaries

A Workforce Development Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Workforce Development Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Workforce Development Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $103,784
Early Career (1-2 years): $120,170
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,137
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $194,419
Expert (over 8 years): $233,584

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$103,784
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$120,170
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$124,137
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$194,419
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$233,584

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How Do Workforce Development Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Workforce Development Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $128,820.
California: $128,331.
Massachusetts: $126,621.

District of Columbia $128,820 California $128,331 Massachusetts $126,621 Washington $126,156 New Jersey $126,109 Alaska $125,946 Connecticut $124,340 New York $123,689

Hawaii $121,606 Rhode Island $120,629 Maryland $119,966 Minnesota $119,058 Colorado $118,709 Illinois $118,593 Oregon $118,151 Delaware $117,825

New Hampshire $117,620 Virginia $117,162 Pennsylvania $115,824 Nevada $115,149 North Dakota $114,928 Michigan $114,579 Wisconsin $114,451 Vermont $114,195

Texas $113,485 Maine $113,439 Arizona $113,369 Ohio $113,287 Georgia $112,217 Indiana $111,682 Wyoming $111,577 Utah $111,414

Iowa $111,344 Kansas $110,786 Louisiana $110,623 North Carolina $110,565 Missouri $110,542 Florida $110,088 Montana $109,844 Nebraska $109,611

Kentucky $109,483 South Carolina $109,018 Tennessee $108,727 Idaho $108,610 New Mexico $107,761 Oklahoma $107,575 Alabama $106,888 South Dakota $105,737

Arkansas $105,108 West Virginia $104,771 Mississippi $103,759

Top Paying Cities for Workforce Development Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $123,340
Oneco: $123,107
Avon: $123,898

Old Mystic, CT $123,340 Oneco, CT $123,107 Avon, CT $123,898 Bloomfield, CT $123,898 Windsor, CT $123,898 Bristol, CT $123,526 Burlington, CT $123,445 Broad Brook, CT $123,817

Canaan, CT $121,734 Canton, CT $123,631 Canton Center, CT $123,782 Colebrook, CT $121,641 Collinsville, CT $123,596 East Berlin, CT $123,526 East Canaan, CT $121,979 East Glastonbury, CT $123,898

East Granby, CT $123,863 East Hartland, CT $120,233 East Windsor Hill, CT $123,898 Ellington, CT $123,747 Farmington, CT $123,526 Falls Village, CT $122,514 Glastonbury, CT $123,898 Granby, CT $122,083

Berlin, CT $123,526 Lakeville, CT $122,770 Manchester, CT $123,898 Bolton, CT $123,782 New Britain, CT $123,526 New Hartford, CT $123,445 Norfolk, CT $121,955 North Canton, CT $123,747

North Granby, CT $120,431 Pine Meadow, CT $123,456 Plainville, CT $123,526 Barkhamsted, CT $123,549 Poquonock, CT $123,898 Riverton, CT $122,165 Vernon Rockville, CT $123,782 Rocky Hill, CT $123,526

Salisbury, CT $121,897 Sharon, CT $123,456 Simsbury, CT $123,898 Somers, CT $120,548 Somersville, CT $120,548 South Glastonbury, CT $123,689 South Windsor, CT $123,898 North Windham, CT $123,107

Pomfret Center, CT $121,839 Putnam, CT $121,688 Quinebaug, CT $121,665 Rogers, CT $121,816 Scotland, CT $123,270 South Willington, CT $122,072 South Windham, CT $123,224 South Woodstock, CT $121,653

Storrs Mansfield, CT $122,258 Thompson, CT $121,758 Ashford, CT $121,967 Willington, CT $122,142 Windham, CT $123,224 Woodstock, CT $121,641 Woodstock Valley, CT $121,804 New London, CT $123,340

Baltic, CT $123,305 Canterbury, CT $123,270 Central Village, CT $123,270 East Lyme, CT $123,340 Bozrah, CT $123,305 Gales Ferry, CT $123,305 Gilman, CT $123,305 Mashantucket, CT $123,340

Ledyard, CT $123,305 Groton, CT $123,340 Hanover, CT $123,305 Jewett City, CT $123,305 Montville, CT $123,340 Moosup, CT $123,154 Mystic, CT $123,340 Niantic, CT $123,340

North Stonington, CT $123,305 Norwich, CT $123,305 Preston, CT $123,305 Oakdale, CT $123,340 Old Lyme, CT $123,258 Stafford, CT $120,268 Stafford Springs, CT $120,268 Staffordville, CT $120,315

Suffield, CT $120,582 Taconic, CT $121,711 Tariffville, CT $123,898 Enfield, CT $120,582 Tolland, CT $121,723 Unionville, CT $123,526 East Windsor, CT $123,898 Weatogue, CT $123,898

West Granby, CT $121,990 West Hartland, CT $121,758 West Simsbury, CT $123,863 West Suffield, CT $120,582 Winchester Center, CT $122,456 Windsor Locks, CT $123,863 Winsted, CT $122,421 Hartford, CT $123,898

West Hartford, CT $123,898 East Hartford, CT $123,898 Wethersfield, CT $123,898 Newington, CT $123,526 Plainfield, CT $123,305 Quaker Hill, CT $123,340 South Lyme, CT $123,340 Sterling, CT $123,107

Stonington, CT $123,305 Pawcatuck, CT $123,224 Taftville, CT $123,305 Uncasville, CT $123,340 Versailles, CT $123,305 Voluntown, CT $123,305 Waterford, CT $123,340 Wauregan, CT $123,107

West Mystic, CT $123,340 Yantic, CT $123,305 Ansonia, CT $124,457 Beacon Falls, CT $124,422 Botsford, CT $127,249 Branford, CT $124,457 Cheshire, CT $123,875 Centerbrook, CT $123,107

Chester, CT $123,026 Clinton, CT $124,108 Cobalt, CT $123,456 Colchester, CT $123,072 Cromwell, CT $123,526 Deep River, CT $123,072 Derby, CT $124,457 Killingworth, CT $124,108

Salem, CT $123,224 Durham, CT $123,375 East Haddam, CT $123,003 East Hampton, CT $123,456 Essex, CT $123,142 Guilford, CT $124,340 Haddam, CT $123,003 Hadlyme, CT $123,224

Hawleyville, CT $127,249 Higganum, CT $123,258 Ivoryton, CT $123,072 Madison, CT $124,143 Marion, CT $123,491 Marlborough, CT $123,701 Meriden, CT $123,526 Middlefield, CT $123,445

Middle Haddam, CT $123,456 Middletown, CT $123,491 Milford, CT $131,519 Milldale, CT $123,526 Monroe, CT $131,438 Moodus, CT $123,084 Newtown, CT $127,249 North Branford, CT $124,457

Northford, CT $124,457 North Haven, CT $124,457 North Westchester, CT $123,072 Old Saybrook, CT $123,189 Orange, CT $124,457 Oxford, CT $124,375 Plantsville, CT $123,526 Portland, CT $123,526

Rockfall, CT $123,526 Sandy Hook, CT $127,168 Seymour, CT $124,457 Shelton, CT $131,519 South Britain, CT $127,133 Southbury, CT $127,098 Southington, CT $123,526 Stevenson, CT $131,519

Wallingford, CT $124,422 Stratford, CT $131,519 Westbrook, CT $123,026 New Haven, CT $124,457 East Haven, CT $124,457 Hamden, CT $124,457 West Haven, CT $124,457 Bethany, CT $124,457

Woodbridge, CT $124,457 Willimantic, CT $123,154 Abington, CT $121,886 Amston, CT $123,270 Andover, CT $123,666 Ballouville, CT $121,746 Brooklyn, CT $123,072 Chaplin, CT $122,991

Columbia, CT $123,037 Coventry, CT $123,549 Danielson, CT $122,956 Dayville, CT $121,816 Eastford, CT $121,851 East Killingly, CT $120,187 East Woodstock, CT $121,618 Fabyan, CT $121,665

Grosvenor Dale, CT $121,641 Hampton, CT $123,072 Hebron, CT $123,270 Lebanon, CT $123,189 Mansfield Center, CT $123,037 Mansfield Depot, CT $122,991 North Franklin, CT $123,305 North Grosvenordale, CT $121,630

Pomfret, CT $121,711 Bridgeport, CT $131,519 Trumbull, CT $131,519 Easton, CT $131,519 Waterbury, CT $123,293 Prospect, CT $124,340 Wolcott, CT $123,491 Bantam, CT $124,666

Bethlehem, CT $126,865 Cornwall, CT $123,631 Cornwall Bridge, CT $124,061 Gaylordsville, CT $127,051 Goshen, CT $123,352 Kent, CT $126,865 Lakeside, CT $124,980 Litchfield, CT $124,306

Middlebury, CT $125,527 Morris, CT $124,806 Naugatuck, CT $124,306 New Milford, CT $127,214 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $126,865 Northfield, CT $123,212 Oakville, CT $123,258 Pequabuck, CT $123,445

Plymouth, CT $123,375 Roxbury, CT $127,168 Sherman, CT $127,214 South Kent, CT $126,935 Terryville, CT $123,445 Thomaston, CT $123,328 Torrington, CT $123,410 Harwinton, CT $123,293

Washington, CT $126,982 Washington Depot, CT $126,982 Watertown, CT $123,212 West Cornwall, CT $123,270 Woodbury, CT $126,982 Bethel, CT $127,249 Brookfield, CT $127,249 Cos Cob, CT $132,624

Danbury, CT $127,249 New Fairfield, CT $127,249 Darien, CT $132,624 Fairfield, CT $131,519 Georgetown, CT $129,285 Greenwich, CT $132,624 Greens Farms, CT $131,519 New Canaan, CT $132,624

Norwalk, CT $132,624 Old Greenwich, CT $132,624 Redding Center, CT $127,249 Redding Ridge, CT $127,249 Ridgefield, CT $127,214 Riverside, CT $132,624 Westport, CT $131,519 Weston, CT $131,519

Southport, CT $131,519 Redding, CT $127,249 Wilton, CT $132,031 Stamford, CT $132,624 Bridgewater, CT $127,249

Workforce Development Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Workforce Development Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$115,625

Average $124,957/year

$140,550

$9,635

Average $10,413/month

$11,713

$2,224

Average $2,403/week

$2,703

$56

Average $60/hour

$68

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$140,550	$11,713	$2,703	$68
Average	$124,957	$10,413	$2,403	$60
25th Percentile	$115,625	$9,635	$2,224	$56

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