Talent Director Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Talent Director make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Talent Director in Connecticut is $78,461 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $121,974
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,484 to $101,237
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,027

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Talent Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,237	$8,436	$1,947	$49
Average	$78,461	$6,538	$1,509	$38
25th Percentile	$61,484	$5,124	$1,182	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Talent Director Salaries

A Talent Director'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 Talent Director 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 Talent Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,287.
California: $80,979.
Massachusetts: $79,900.

District of Columbia $81,287 California $80,979 Massachusetts $79,900 Washington $79,606 New Jersey $79,577 Alaska $79,474 Connecticut $78,461 New York $78,049

Hawaii $76,735 Rhode Island $76,119 Maryland $75,700 Minnesota $75,127 Colorado $74,907 Illinois $74,834 Oregon $74,555 Delaware $74,349

New Hampshire $74,220 Virginia $73,931 Pennsylvania $73,086 Nevada $72,661 North Dakota $72,521 Michigan $72,301 Wisconsin $72,220 Vermont $72,059

Texas $71,611 Maine $71,581 Arizona $71,537 Ohio $71,486 Georgia $70,811 Indiana $70,473 Wyoming $70,407 Utah $70,304

Iowa $70,260 Kansas $69,908 Louisiana $69,805 North Carolina $69,768 Missouri $69,753 Florida $69,467 Montana $69,313 Nebraska $69,166

Kentucky $69,085 South Carolina $68,792 Tennessee $68,608 Idaho $68,535 New Mexico $67,999 Oklahoma $67,881 Alabama $67,448 South Dakota $66,721

Arkansas $66,325 West Virginia $66,112 Mississippi $65,473

Top Paying Cities for Talent Directors

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: $77,216
Oneco: $77,017
Avon: $77,364

Old Mystic, CT $77,216 Oneco, CT $77,017 Avon, CT $77,364 Bloomfield, CT $77,408 Windsor, CT $77,410 Bristol, CT $77,402 Burlington, CT $77,398 Broad Brook, CT $76,978

Canaan, CT $77,030 Canton, CT $77,326 Canton Center, CT $77,304 Colebrook, CT $77,033 Collinsville, CT $77,320 East Berlin, CT $77,279 East Canaan, CT $77,117 East Glastonbury, CT $77,409

East Granby, CT $76,988 East Hartland, CT $76,791 East Windsor Hill, CT $77,350 Ellington, CT $76,809 Farmington, CT $77,280 Falls Village, CT $77,294 Glastonbury, CT $77,411 Granby, CT $76,830

Berlin, CT $77,273 Lakeville, CT $77,360 Manchester, CT $77,402 Bolton, CT $77,302 New Britain, CT $77,249 New Hartford, CT $77,384 Norfolk, CT $77,223 North Canton, CT $77,246

North Granby, CT $76,604 Pine Meadow, CT $77,315 Plainville, CT $77,279 Barkhamsted, CT $77,160 Poquonock, CT $77,350 Riverton, CT $77,066 Vernon Rockville, CT $77,197 Rocky Hill, CT $77,325

Salisbury, CT $76,840 Sharon, CT $77,946 Simsbury, CT $77,295 Somers, CT $76,177 Somersville, CT $76,163 South Glastonbury, CT $77,391 South Windsor, CT $77,379 North Windham, CT $77,199

Pomfret Center, CT $77,117 Putnam, CT $77,073 Quinebaug, CT $77,096 Rogers, CT $77,070 Scotland, CT $77,202 South Willington, CT $77,008 South Windham, CT $77,218 South Woodstock, CT $77,109

Storrs Mansfield, CT $77,156 Thompson, CT $77,088 Ashford, CT $77,022 Willington, CT $76,997 Windham, CT $77,207 Woodstock, CT $77,087 Woodstock Valley, CT $77,055 New London, CT $77,220

Baltic, CT $77,201 Canterbury, CT $77,169 Central Village, CT $77,108 East Lyme, CT $77,245 Bozrah, CT $77,210 Gales Ferry, CT $77,215 Gilman, CT $77,226 Mashantucket, CT $77,207

Ledyard, CT $77,213 Groton, CT $77,219 Hanover, CT $77,201 Jewett City, CT $77,197 Montville, CT $77,218 Moosup, CT $77,071 Mystic, CT $77,215 Niantic, CT $77,240

North Stonington, CT $77,178 Norwich, CT $77,198 Preston, CT $77,198 Oakdale, CT $77,238 Old Lyme, CT $77,388 Stafford, CT $76,682 Stafford Springs, CT $76,720 Staffordville, CT $76,609

Suffield, CT $76,105 Taconic, CT $77,122 Tariffville, CT $77,159 Enfield, CT $76,088 Tolland, CT $76,969 Unionville, CT $77,345 East Windsor, CT $76,878 Weatogue, CT $77,367

West Granby, CT $76,994 West Hartland, CT $76,819 West Simsbury, CT $77,286 West Suffield, CT $76,118 Winchester Center, CT $77,294 Windsor Locks, CT $76,880 Winsted, CT $77,287 Hartford, CT $77,477

West Hartford, CT $77,411 East Hartford, CT $77,471 Wethersfield, CT $77,407 Newington, CT $77,265 Plainfield, CT $77,141 Quaker Hill, CT $77,220 South Lyme, CT $77,292 Sterling, CT $76,997

Stonington, CT $77,200 Pawcatuck, CT $77,158 Taftville, CT $77,198 Uncasville, CT $77,215 Versailles, CT $77,193 Voluntown, CT $77,138 Waterford, CT $77,221 Wauregan, CT $77,102

West Mystic, CT $77,217 Yantic, CT $77,203 Ansonia, CT $78,759 Beacon Falls, CT $78,549 Botsford, CT $79,997 Branford, CT $78,020 Cheshire, CT $77,876 Centerbrook, CT $77,628

Chester, CT $77,628 Clinton, CT $77,966 Cobalt, CT $77,417 Colchester, CT $77,342 Cromwell, CT $77,321 Deep River, CT $77,674 Derby, CT $79,119 Killingworth, CT $77,868

Salem, CT $77,284 Durham, CT $77,677 East Haddam, CT $77,455 East Hampton, CT $77,441 Essex, CT $77,560 Guilford, CT $78,090 Haddam, CT $77,603 Hadlyme, CT $77,496

Hawleyville, CT $79,796 Higganum, CT $77,622 Ivoryton, CT $77,643 Madison, CT $77,995 Marion, CT $77,663 Marlborough, CT $77,392 Meriden, CT $77,456 Middlefield, CT $77,513

Middle Haddam, CT $77,470 Middletown, CT $77,422 Milford, CT $80,226 Milldale, CT $77,537 Monroe, CT $81,027 Moodus, CT $77,475 Newtown, CT $79,952 North Branford, CT $77,997

Northford, CT $77,985 North Haven, CT $77,926 North Westchester, CT $77,334 Old Saybrook, CT $77,591 Orange, CT $78,287 Oxford, CT $79,169 Plantsville, CT $77,533 Portland, CT $77,383

Rockfall, CT $77,426 Sandy Hook, CT $79,882 Seymour, CT $78,801 Shelton, CT $80,775 South Britain, CT $79,460 Southbury, CT $79,433 Southington, CT $77,331 Stevenson, CT $81,199

Wallingford, CT $77,850 Stratford, CT $82,320 Westbrook, CT $77,784 New Haven, CT $77,815 East Haven, CT $77,851 Hamden, CT $77,919 West Haven, CT $77,882 Bethany, CT $78,214

Woodbridge, CT $78,047 Willimantic, CT $77,219 Abington, CT $77,107 Amston, CT $77,300 Andover, CT $77,266 Ballouville, CT $77,040 Brooklyn, CT $77,106 Chaplin, CT $77,172

Columbia, CT $77,273 Coventry, CT $77,225 Danielson, CT $77,014 Dayville, CT $77,018 Eastford, CT $77,072 East Killingly, CT $76,941 East Woodstock, CT $77,100 Fabyan, CT $77,101

Grosvenor Dale, CT $77,102 Hampton, CT $77,146 Hebron, CT $77,314 Lebanon, CT $77,246 Mansfield Center, CT $77,178 Mansfield Depot, CT $77,181 North Franklin, CT $77,210 North Grosvenordale, CT $77,107

Pomfret, CT $77,112 Bridgeport, CT $82,534 Trumbull, CT $82,091 Easton, CT $82,045 Waterbury, CT $78,129 Prospect, CT $78,109 Wolcott, CT $77,675 Bantam, CT $78,408

Bethlehem, CT $78,581 Cornwall, CT $78,035 Cornwall Bridge, CT $78,488 Gaylordsville, CT $79,199 Goshen, CT $77,837 Kent, CT $78,646 Lakeside, CT $78,495 Litchfield, CT $78,127

Middlebury, CT $78,674 Morris, CT $78,367 Naugatuck, CT $78,478 New Milford, CT $79,438 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $78,786 Northfield, CT $77,866 Oakville, CT $78,184 Pequabuck, CT $77,585

Plymouth, CT $77,839 Roxbury, CT $79,379 Sherman, CT $79,530 South Kent, CT $78,826 Terryville, CT $77,643 Thomaston, CT $77,958 Torrington, CT $77,618 Harwinton, CT $77,639

Washington, CT $78,953 Washington Depot, CT $79,005 Watertown, CT $78,292 West Cornwall, CT $77,797 Woodbury, CT $78,905 Bethel, CT $79,889 Brookfield, CT $79,762 Cos Cob, CT $83,242

Danbury, CT $79,773 New Fairfield, CT $79,774 Darien, CT $83,218 Fairfield, CT $82,485 Georgetown, CT $81,826 Greenwich, CT $83,180 Greens Farms, CT $82,438 New Canaan, CT $82,870

Norwalk, CT $82,924 Old Greenwich, CT $83,243 Redding Center, CT $81,047 Redding Ridge, CT $81,047 Ridgefield, CT $80,334 Riverside, CT $83,239 Westport, CT $82,438 Weston, CT $82,100

Southport, CT $82,466 Redding, CT $80,866 Wilton, CT $82,183 Stamford, CT $83,262 Bridgewater, CT $79,650

Talent Director Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Talent Director salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $78,461. While startup companies pay approximate $78,461.

Talent Director Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$78,461
Growth Stage	51~500	$78,461
Established	501~5000	$78,461
Enterprise	5000+	$78,461

Talent Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Talent Director'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

$61,484

Average $78,461/year

$101,237

$5,124

Average $6,538/month

$8,436

$1,182

Average $1,509/week

$1,947

$30

Average $38/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,237	$8,436	$1,947	$49
Average	$78,461	$6,538	$1,509	$38
25th Percentile	$61,484	$5,124	$1,182	$30

Talent Director Salary Growth & Career Path

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