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Rank 28 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in Connecticut, and what do they pay?

90 sign shops
employing 676 people in 2024, about 7.5 per shop, at an average of $70,625 a year. Connecticut holds 1.2% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 19% above the median state.
Employees676rank 32 of 51 · -2.9% since 2023
Average pay$70,625rank 4 by pay · +8% since 2023
Total payroll$47.7M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 2023+8.4%7 more shops than 2023

Connecticut against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
26Kentucky
99
768$64,131
27Oklahoma
94
646$52,717
28Connecticut
90
676$70,625
29Maryland
88
937$69,294
30Utah
85
1,016$63,985

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in Connecticut

The shops counted here sell into cities that each permit signs under their own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. For the largest local market in these figures, PrinterFlo's summary of the sign rules in Bridgeport sets out what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in Connecticut?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 90 sign manufacturing establishments in Connecticut in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking Connecticut 28 of 51 states. Together they employed 676 people, about 7.5 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in Connecticut?

Average annual pay across Connecticut's sign shops was $70,625 in 2024, 11% above the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Connecticut, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.