Average wages in Connecticut are near or above $100,000 for five of the six DNP jobs we analyzed, with nurse anesthetists having the highest average wage by far. Not only are they the highest paid in Connecticut, but nurse anesthetists are the highest paid DNP professional in every other state as well. Registered nurses have the lowest average annual wage in Connecticut, though they can still expect to earn considerably more than the average worker, who makes about $62,000. For a few jobs, Connecticut is among the national leaders: the state ranks fifth for postsecondary nursing instructors, eighth for nurse administrators and 10th for nurse anesthetists.