Salary guide, May 2025

Shift Supervisor pay in Waterbury-Shelton, CT

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Waterbury-Shelton, CT was $76,600 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $58,130 and $95,360.

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is $2,150 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 waterbury-Shelton, CT?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Waterbury-Shelton, CT: median $76,600; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,130 to $95,360.

Annual wage percentiles, Waterbury-Shelton, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$46,800	$58,130	$76,600	$95,360	$109,310

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Waterbury-Shelton, CT: median $36.83; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.95 to $45.85.

Hourly wage percentiles, Waterbury-Shelton, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.50	$27.95	$36.83	$45.85	$52.55

BLS estimated 1,010 workers employed in this occupation in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Location quotient: 1.45.

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 $76,600. The all-occupations median in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $51,440. Ratio: 1.49 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.45 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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$60,040	$77,540	$97,970
May 2025	$58,130	$76,600	$95,360

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, Waterbury-Shelton, 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
New Haven, CT	$78,770	$61,340 to $98,290
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$82,990	$62,930 to $103,350

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