Salary guide, May 2025

Shift Supervisor pay in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT was $105,690 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $89,920 and $135,490.

The Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT median is $31,240 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: median $105,690; published 25th to 75th percentile $89,920 to $135,490.

Annual wage percentiles, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$62,520	$89,920	$105,690	$135,490	$165,520

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: median $50.81; published 25th to 75th percentile $43.23 to $65.14.

Hourly wage percentiles, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$30.06	$43.23	$50.81	$65.14	$79.58

BLS estimated 1,000 workers employed in this occupation in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. Location quotient: 1.83.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Shift Supervisor median is $105,690. The all-occupations median in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $57,370. Ratio: 1.84 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.83 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Shift Supervisor in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$82,170	$102,450	$131,340
May 2025	$89,920	$105,690	$135,490

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Shift Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$84,160	$63,970 to $103,870
New Haven, CT	$78,770	$61,340 to $98,290

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