Accountant salary in New Haven, CT

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the New Haven, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Haven, Milford, Hamden.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$87,266
Middle 50%$65k–$99k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $94,973
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,360 and $127,847.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,600
25th$65,000
50th (median)$87,266
75th$99,000
90th$108,472

Cost of living

New Haven's median Accountant salary of $87,266 is worth about $83,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New Haven = 104.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the New Haven, CT area earned a median of $94,960 in May 2025 (2,000 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,266, 8% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Sysdyne Technologiestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.