Rigger Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Rigger make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rigger in Connecticut is $50,755 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,459
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,727 to $56,881
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,970

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Rigger Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,881	$4,740	$1,094	$27
Average	$50,755	$4,230	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$47,727	$3,977	$918	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Rigger Salaries

A Rigger'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 Rigger 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 Riggers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,583.
California: $52,384.
Massachusetts: $51,686.

District of Columbia $52,583 California $52,384 Massachusetts $51,686 Washington $51,496 New Jersey $51,477 Alaska $51,410 Connecticut $50,755 New York $50,489

Hawaii $49,639 Rhode Island $49,240 Maryland $48,969 Minnesota $48,599 Colorado $48,456 Illinois $48,409 Oregon $48,228 Delaware $48,095

New Hampshire $48,012 Virginia $47,825 Pennsylvania $47,278 Nevada $47,003 North Dakota $46,913 Michigan $46,770 Wisconsin $46,718 Vermont $46,613

Texas $46,324 Maine $46,305 Arizona $46,276 Ohio $46,243 Georgia $45,806 Indiana $45,588 Wyoming $45,545 Utah $45,478

Iowa $45,450 Kansas $45,222 Louisiana $45,155 North Carolina $45,132 Missouri $45,122 Florida $44,937 Montana $44,837 Nebraska $44,742

Kentucky $44,690 South Carolina $44,500 Tennessee $44,381 Idaho $44,334 New Mexico $43,987 Oklahoma $43,911 Alabama $43,631 South Dakota $43,161

Arkansas $42,904 West Virginia $42,767 Mississippi $42,353

Top Paying Cities for Riggers

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: $49,950
Oneco: $49,821
Avon: $50,045

Old Mystic, CT $49,950 Oneco, CT $49,821 Avon, CT $50,045 Bloomfield, CT $50,074 Windsor, CT $50,075 Bristol, CT $50,070 Burlington, CT $50,067 Broad Brook, CT $49,795

Canaan, CT $49,830 Canton, CT $50,021 Canton Center, CT $50,006 Colebrook, CT $49,831 Collinsville, CT $50,017 East Berlin, CT $49,990 East Canaan, CT $49,886 East Glastonbury, CT $50,074

East Granby, CT $49,802 East Hartland, CT $49,675 East Windsor Hill, CT $50,036 Ellington, CT $49,687 Farmington, CT $49,991 Falls Village, CT $50,000 Glastonbury, CT $50,076 Granby, CT $49,700

Berlin, CT $49,986 Lakeville, CT $50,043 Manchester, CT $50,070 Bolton, CT $50,005 New Britain, CT $49,971 New Hartford, CT $50,059 Norfolk, CT $49,954 North Canton, CT $49,969

North Granby, CT $49,554 Pine Meadow, CT $50,014 Plainville, CT $49,990 Barkhamsted, CT $49,914 Poquonock, CT $50,036 Riverton, CT $49,852 Vernon Rockville, CT $49,937 Rocky Hill, CT $50,020

Salisbury, CT $49,707 Sharon, CT $50,422 Simsbury, CT $50,001 Somers, CT $49,278 Somersville, CT $49,268 South Glastonbury, CT $50,063 South Windsor, CT $50,055 North Windham, CT $49,938

Pomfret Center, CT $49,886 Putnam, CT $49,857 Quinebaug, CT $49,872 Rogers, CT $49,855 Scotland, CT $49,941 South Willington, CT $49,815 South Windham, CT $49,951 South Woodstock, CT $49,880

Storrs Mansfield, CT $49,911 Thompson, CT $49,867 Ashford, CT $49,824 Willington, CT $49,808 Windham, CT $49,944 Woodstock, CT $49,866 Woodstock Valley, CT $49,846 New London, CT $49,952

Baltic, CT $49,940 Canterbury, CT $49,919 Central Village, CT $49,880 East Lyme, CT $49,968 Bozrah, CT $49,946 Gales Ferry, CT $49,949 Gilman, CT $49,956 Mashantucket, CT $49,944

Ledyard, CT $49,948 Groton, CT $49,952 Hanover, CT $49,940 Jewett City, CT $49,937 Montville, CT $49,951 Moosup, CT $49,856 Mystic, CT $49,949 Niantic, CT $49,965

North Stonington, CT $49,925 Norwich, CT $49,938 Preston, CT $49,938 Oakdale, CT $49,964 Old Lyme, CT $50,061 Stafford, CT $49,604 Stafford Springs, CT $49,629 Staffordville, CT $49,557

Suffield, CT $49,231 Taconic, CT $49,889 Tariffville, CT $49,913 Enfield, CT $49,220 Tolland, CT $49,790 Unionville, CT $50,033 East Windsor, CT $49,731 Weatogue, CT $50,048

West Granby, CT $49,806 West Hartland, CT $49,693 West Simsbury, CT $49,995 West Suffield, CT $49,239 Winchester Center, CT $50,000 Windsor Locks, CT $49,732 Winsted, CT $49,995 Hartford, CT $50,118

West Hartford, CT $50,076 East Hartford, CT $50,115 Wethersfield, CT $50,073 Newington, CT $49,981 Plainfield, CT $49,901 Quaker Hill, CT $49,952 South Lyme, CT $49,999 Sterling, CT $49,808

Stonington, CT $49,939 Pawcatuck, CT $49,912 Taftville, CT $49,938 Uncasville, CT $49,949 Versailles, CT $49,935 Voluntown, CT $49,899 Waterford, CT $49,953 Wauregan, CT $49,876

West Mystic, CT $49,950 Yantic, CT $49,941 Ansonia, CT $50,948 Beacon Falls, CT $50,812 Botsford, CT $51,749 Branford, CT $50,470 Cheshire, CT $50,377 Centerbrook, CT $50,216

Chester, CT $50,216 Clinton, CT $50,435 Cobalt, CT $50,079 Colchester, CT $50,031 Cromwell, CT $50,018 Deep River, CT $50,246 Derby, CT $51,181 Killingworth, CT $50,372

Salem, CT $49,993 Durham, CT $50,248 East Haddam, CT $50,104 East Hampton, CT $50,095 Essex, CT $50,172 Guilford, CT $50,515 Haddam, CT $50,200 Hadlyme, CT $50,131

Hawleyville, CT $51,619 Higganum, CT $50,212 Ivoryton, CT $50,226 Madison, CT $50,454 Marion, CT $50,239 Marlborough, CT $50,064 Meriden, CT $50,105 Middlefield, CT $50,142

Middle Haddam, CT $50,114 Middletown, CT $50,083 Milford, CT $51,897 Milldale, CT $50,157 Monroe, CT $52,415 Moodus, CT $50,117 Newtown, CT $51,719 North Branford, CT $50,455

Northford, CT $50,447 North Haven, CT $50,409 North Westchester, CT $50,026 Old Saybrook, CT $50,192 Orange, CT $50,642 Oxford, CT $51,213 Plantsville, CT $50,154 Portland, CT $50,058

Rockfall, CT $50,086 Sandy Hook, CT $51,674 Seymour, CT $50,975 Shelton, CT $52,252 South Britain, CT $51,401 Southbury, CT $51,384 Southington, CT $50,024 Stevenson, CT $52,526

Wallingford, CT $50,360 Stratford, CT $53,251 Westbrook, CT $50,317 New Haven, CT $50,337 East Haven, CT $50,361 Hamden, CT $50,405 West Haven, CT $50,381 Bethany, CT $50,595

Woodbridge, CT $50,487 Willimantic, CT $49,952 Abington, CT $49,879 Amston, CT $50,004 Andover, CT $49,982 Ballouville, CT $49,836 Brooklyn, CT $49,879 Chaplin, CT $49,921

Columbia, CT $49,987 Coventry, CT $49,955 Danielson, CT $49,819 Dayville, CT $49,822 Eastford, CT $49,857 East Killingly, CT $49,772 East Woodstock, CT $49,875 Fabyan, CT $49,875

Grosvenor Dale, CT $49,876 Hampton, CT $49,905 Hebron, CT $50,013 Lebanon, CT $49,969 Mansfield Center, CT $49,925 Mansfield Depot, CT $49,927 North Franklin, CT $49,946 North Grosvenordale, CT $49,879

Pomfret, CT $49,882 Bridgeport, CT $53,390 Trumbull, CT $53,103 Easton, CT $53,073 Waterbury, CT $50,540 Prospect, CT $50,527 Wolcott, CT $50,247 Bantam, CT $50,721

Bethlehem, CT $50,833 Cornwall, CT $50,479 Cornwall Bridge, CT $50,772 Gaylordsville, CT $51,233 Goshen, CT $50,352 Kent, CT $50,874 Lakeside, CT $50,777 Litchfield, CT $50,539

Middlebury, CT $50,893 Morris, CT $50,694 Naugatuck, CT $50,766 New Milford, CT $51,387 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $50,965 Northfield, CT $50,370 Oakville, CT $50,576 Pequabuck, CT $50,188

Plymouth, CT $50,353 Roxbury, CT $51,349 Sherman, CT $51,447 South Kent, CT $50,991 Terryville, CT $50,226 Thomaston, CT $50,430 Torrington, CT $50,210 Harwinton, CT $50,223

Washington, CT $51,073 Washington Depot, CT $51,107 Watertown, CT $50,646 West Cornwall, CT $50,325 Woodbury, CT $51,043 Bethel, CT $51,678 Brookfield, CT $51,596 Cos Cob, CT $53,848

Danbury, CT $51,604 New Fairfield, CT $51,604 Darien, CT $53,832 Fairfield, CT $53,358 Georgetown, CT $52,932 Greenwich, CT $53,808 Greens Farms, CT $53,327 New Canaan, CT $53,607

Norwalk, CT $53,642 Old Greenwich, CT $53,848 Redding Center, CT $52,428 Redding Ridge, CT $52,428 Ridgefield, CT $51,967 Riverside, CT $53,846 Westport, CT $53,328 Weston, CT $53,109

Southport, CT $53,346 Redding, CT $52,311 Wilton, CT $53,163 Stamford, CT $53,861 Bridgewater, CT $51,524

Rigger Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Rigger salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $50,755. While startup companies pay approximate $50,755.

Rigger Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$50,755
Growth Stage	51~500	$50,755
Established	501~5000	$50,755
Enterprise	5000+	$50,755

Rigger Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Rigger'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

$47,727

Average $50,755/year

$56,881

$3,977

Average $4,230/month

$4,740

$918

Average $976/week

$1,094

$23

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,881	$4,740	$1,094	$27
Average	$50,755	$4,230	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$47,727	$3,977	$918	$23

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