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Connecticut engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Connecticut, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$116,097

Connecticut

Top earners

$175,321

Higher end

vs national

-4% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in Connecticut earn a blended median of $116,097 per year, -4% vs national, with top earners near $175,321. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 38,950 published jobs in Connecticut. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Connecticut

Published wage data for each discipline in Connecticut. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Connecticut

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Top-paying

Bridgeport

$138,843

+15% vs national

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Hartford

$114,456

-5% vs national

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Waterbury

$111,881

-7% vs national

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New Haven

$111,366

-7% vs national

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Norwich

$109,714

-9% vs national

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More cities in Connecticut

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What affects engineering pay in Connecticut

  • ▹Local market. Connecticut pay runs -4% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Connecticut; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Connecticut — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Connecticut?
Engineers in Connecticut earn a blended median of $116,097 per year — 4% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 38,950 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Connecticut?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Connecticut, at $171,770 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Connecticut a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Connecticut runs 4% below the national average, across 38,950 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Connecticut pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Bridgeport ($138,843), Hartford ($114,456), and Waterbury ($111,881), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Connecticut, weighted by local employment (38,950 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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