Customs Inspector Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Customs Inspector make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Customs Inspector in Connecticut is $48,601 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Customs Inspector's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,864
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,001 to $61,301
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,813

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Customs Inspector Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,301	$5,108	$1,179	$29
Average	$48,601	$4,050	$935	$23
25th Percentile	$44,001	$3,667	$846	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Customs Inspector Salaries

A Customs Inspector's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Customs Inspector Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Customs Inspectors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,301.
California: $50,101.
Massachusetts: $49,501.

District of Columbia $50,301 California $50,101 Massachusetts $49,501 Washington $49,301 New Jersey $49,301 Alaska $49,201 Connecticut $48,601 New York $48,301

Hawaii $47,501 Rhode Island $47,101 Maryland $46,901 Minnesota $46,501 Colorado $46,401 Illinois $46,301 Oregon $46,201 Delaware $46,001

New Hampshire $45,901 Virginia $45,801 Pennsylvania $45,201 Nevada $45,001 North Dakota $44,901 Michigan $44,801 Wisconsin $44,701 Vermont $44,601

Ohio $44,301 Arizona $44,301 Maine $44,301 Texas $44,301 Georgia $43,801 Indiana $43,601 Wyoming $43,601 Utah $43,501

Iowa $43,501 Kansas $43,301 Louisiana $43,201 North Carolina $43,201 Missouri $43,201 Florida $43,001 Montana $42,901 Nebraska $42,801

Kentucky $42,801 South Carolina $42,601 Tennessee $42,501 Idaho $42,401 New Mexico $42,101 Oklahoma $42,001 Alabama $41,801 South Dakota $41,301

Arkansas $41,101 West Virginia $40,901 Mississippi $40,501

Top Paying Cities for Customs Inspectors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $47,801
Oneco: $47,701
Avon: $47,901

Old Mystic, CT $47,801 Oneco, CT $47,701 Avon, CT $47,901 Bloomfield, CT $47,901 Windsor, CT $47,901 Bristol, CT $47,901 Burlington, CT $47,901 Broad Brook, CT $47,601

Canaan, CT $47,701 Canton, CT $47,901 Canton Center, CT $47,901 Colebrook, CT $47,701 Collinsville, CT $47,901 East Berlin, CT $47,801 East Canaan, CT $47,701 East Glastonbury, CT $47,901

East Granby, CT $47,701 East Hartland, CT $47,501 East Windsor Hill, CT $47,901 Ellington, CT $47,501 Farmington, CT $47,801 Falls Village, CT $47,801 Glastonbury, CT $47,901 Granby, CT $47,601

Berlin, CT $47,801 Lakeville, CT $47,901 Manchester, CT $47,901 Bolton, CT $47,901 New Britain, CT $47,801 New Hartford, CT $47,901 Norfolk, CT $47,801 North Canton, CT $47,801

North Granby, CT $47,401 Pine Meadow, CT $47,901 Plainville, CT $47,801 Barkhamsted, CT $47,801 Poquonock, CT $47,901 Riverton, CT $47,701 Vernon Rockville, CT $47,801 Rocky Hill, CT $47,901

Salisbury, CT $47,601 Sharon, CT $48,201 Simsbury, CT $47,801 Somers, CT $47,201 Somersville, CT $47,101 South Glastonbury, CT $47,901 South Windsor, CT $47,901 North Windham, CT $47,801

Pomfret Center, CT $47,701 Putnam, CT $47,701 Quinebaug, CT $47,701 Rogers, CT $47,701 Scotland, CT $47,801 South Willington, CT $47,701 South Windham, CT $47,801 South Woodstock, CT $47,701

Storrs Mansfield, CT $47,801 Thompson, CT $47,701 Ashford, CT $47,701 Willington, CT $47,701 Windham, CT $47,801 Woodstock, CT $47,701 Woodstock Valley, CT $47,701 New London, CT $47,801

Baltic, CT $47,801 Canterbury, CT $47,801 Central Village, CT $47,701 East Lyme, CT $47,801 Bozrah, CT $47,801 Gales Ferry, CT $47,801 Gilman, CT $47,801 Mashantucket, CT $47,801

Ledyard, CT $47,801 Groton, CT $47,801 Hanover, CT $47,801 Jewett City, CT $47,801 Montville, CT $47,801 Moosup, CT $47,701 Mystic, CT $47,801 Niantic, CT $47,801

North Stonington, CT $47,801 Norwich, CT $47,801 Preston, CT $47,801 Oakdale, CT $47,801 Old Lyme, CT $47,901 Stafford, CT $47,501 Stafford Springs, CT $47,501 Staffordville, CT $47,401

Suffield, CT $47,101 Taconic, CT $47,701 Tariffville, CT $47,801 Enfield, CT $47,101 Tolland, CT $47,601 Unionville, CT $47,901 East Windsor, CT $47,601 Weatogue, CT $47,901

West Granby, CT $47,701 West Hartland, CT $47,601 West Simsbury, CT $47,801 West Suffield, CT $47,101 Winchester Center, CT $47,801 Windsor Locks, CT $47,601 Winsted, CT $47,801 Hartford, CT $48,001

West Hartford, CT $47,901 East Hartford, CT $48,001 Wethersfield, CT $47,901 Newington, CT $47,801 Plainfield, CT $47,801 Quaker Hill, CT $47,801 South Lyme, CT $47,801 Sterling, CT $47,701

Stonington, CT $47,801 Pawcatuck, CT $47,801 Taftville, CT $47,801 Uncasville, CT $47,801 Versailles, CT $47,801 Voluntown, CT $47,701 Waterford, CT $47,801 Wauregan, CT $47,701

West Mystic, CT $47,801 Yantic, CT $47,801 Ansonia, CT $48,801 Beacon Falls, CT $48,601 Botsford, CT $49,501 Branford, CT $48,301 Cheshire, CT $48,201 Centerbrook, CT $48,101

Chester, CT $48,101 Clinton, CT $48,301 Cobalt, CT $47,901 Colchester, CT $47,901 Cromwell, CT $47,901 Deep River, CT $48,101 Derby, CT $49,001 Killingworth, CT $48,201

Salem, CT $47,801 Durham, CT $48,101 East Haddam, CT $47,901 East Hampton, CT $47,901 Essex, CT $48,001 Guilford, CT $48,301 Haddam, CT $48,001 Hadlyme, CT $48,001

Hawleyville, CT $49,401 Higganum, CT $48,001 Ivoryton, CT $48,101 Madison, CT $48,301 Marion, CT $48,101 Marlborough, CT $47,901 Meriden, CT $47,901 Middlefield, CT $48,001

Middle Haddam, CT $48,001 Middletown, CT $47,901 Milford, CT $49,701 Milldale, CT $48,001 Monroe, CT $50,201 Moodus, CT $48,001 Newtown, CT $49,501 North Branford, CT $48,301

Northford, CT $48,301 North Haven, CT $48,201 North Westchester, CT $47,901 Old Saybrook, CT $48,001 Orange, CT $48,501 Oxford, CT $49,001 Plantsville, CT $48,001 Portland, CT $47,901

Rockfall, CT $47,901 Sandy Hook, CT $49,401 Seymour, CT $48,801 Shelton, CT $50,001 South Britain, CT $49,201 Southbury, CT $49,201 Southington, CT $47,901 Stevenson, CT $50,301

Wallingford, CT $48,201 Stratford, CT $51,001 Westbrook, CT $48,101 New Haven, CT $48,201 East Haven, CT $48,201 Hamden, CT $48,201 West Haven, CT $48,201 Bethany, CT $48,401

Woodbridge, CT $48,301 Willimantic, CT $47,801 Abington, CT $47,701 Amston, CT $47,801 Andover, CT $47,801 Ballouville, CT $47,701 Brooklyn, CT $47,701 Chaplin, CT $47,801

Columbia, CT $47,801 Coventry, CT $47,801 Danielson, CT $47,701 Dayville, CT $47,701 Eastford, CT $47,701 East Killingly, CT $47,601 East Woodstock, CT $47,701 Fabyan, CT $47,701

Grosvenor Dale, CT $47,701 Hampton, CT $47,801 Hebron, CT $47,901 Lebanon, CT $47,801 Mansfield Center, CT $47,801 Mansfield Depot, CT $47,801 North Franklin, CT $47,801 North Grosvenordale, CT $47,701

Pomfret, CT $47,701 Bridgeport, CT $51,101 Trumbull, CT $50,801 Easton, CT $50,801 Waterbury, CT $48,401 Prospect, CT $48,301 Wolcott, CT $48,101 Bantam, CT $48,501

Bethlehem, CT $48,601 Cornwall, CT $48,301 Cornwall Bridge, CT $48,601 Gaylordsville, CT $49,001 Goshen, CT $48,201 Kent, CT $48,701 Lakeside, CT $48,601 Litchfield, CT $48,401

Middlebury, CT $48,701 Morris, CT $48,501 Naugatuck, CT $48,601 New Milford, CT $49,201 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $48,801 Northfield, CT $48,201 Oakville, CT $48,401 Pequabuck, CT $48,001

Plymouth, CT $48,201 Roxbury, CT $49,101 Sherman, CT $49,201 South Kent, CT $48,801 Terryville, CT $48,101 Thomaston, CT $48,301 Torrington, CT $48,001 Harwinton, CT $48,101

Washington, CT $48,901 Washington Depot, CT $48,901 Watertown, CT $48,501 West Cornwall, CT $48,201 Woodbury, CT $48,801 Bethel, CT $49,401 Brookfield, CT $49,401 Cos Cob, CT $51,501

Danbury, CT $49,401 New Fairfield, CT $49,401 Darien, CT $51,501 Fairfield, CT $51,101 Georgetown, CT $50,601 Greenwich, CT $51,501 Greens Farms, CT $51,001 New Canaan, CT $51,301

Norwalk, CT $51,301 Old Greenwich, CT $51,501 Redding Center, CT $50,201 Redding Ridge, CT $50,201 Ridgefield, CT $49,701 Riverside, CT $51,501 Westport, CT $51,001 Weston, CT $50,801

Southport, CT $51,001 Redding, CT $50,101 Wilton, CT $50,901 Stamford, CT $51,501 Bridgewater, CT $49,301

Customs Inspector Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Customs Inspector salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $48,601. While startup companies pay approximate $48,601.

Customs Inspector Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$48,601
Growth Stage	51~500	$48,601
Established	501~5000	$48,601
Enterprise	5000+	$48,601

Customs Inspector Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Customs Inspector's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$44,001

Average $48,601/year

$61,301

$3,667

Average $4,050/month

$5,108

$846

Average $935/week

$1,179

$21

Average $23/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,301	$5,108	$1,179	$29
Average	$48,601	$4,050	$935	$23
25th Percentile	$44,001	$3,667	$846	$21

Customs Inspector Salary Growth & Career Path

Customs Inspector

Import /Export Coordinator II

Import/Export Logistics Supervisor

For a Customs Inspector, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Import /Export Coordinator II role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $54,200 - a projected growth of 12% over your current level.

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