Rn Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Rn make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rn in Connecticut is $87,596 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,603
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,289 to $94,928
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,547

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Rn Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,928	$7,911	$1,826	$46
Average	$87,596	$7,300	$1,685	$42
25th Percentile	$81,289	$6,774	$1,563	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Rn Salaries

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

How Do Rn 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 Rns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,752.
California: $90,407.
Massachusetts: $89,202.

District of Columbia $90,752 California $90,407 Massachusetts $89,202 Washington $88,875 New Jersey $88,842 Alaska $88,727 Connecticut $87,596 New York $87,137

Hawaii $85,670 Rhode Island $84,981 Maryland $84,514 Minnesota $83,875 Colorado $83,629 Illinois $83,547 Oregon $83,235 Delaware $83,006

New Hampshire $82,862 Virginia $82,539 Pennsylvania $81,596 Nevada $81,121 North Dakota $80,965 Michigan $80,719 Wisconsin $80,629 Vermont $80,449

Texas $79,949 Maine $79,916 Arizona $79,867 Ohio $79,809 Georgia $79,055 Indiana $78,678 Wyoming $78,604 Utah $78,490

Iowa $78,440 Kansas $78,047 Louisiana $77,932 North Carolina $77,891 Missouri $77,875 Florida $77,555 Montana $77,383 Nebraska $77,219

Kentucky $77,129 South Carolina $76,801 Tennessee $76,596 Idaho $76,514 New Mexico $75,916 Oklahoma $75,785 Alabama $75,301 South Dakota $74,490

Arkansas $74,047 West Virginia $73,809 Mississippi $73,096

Top Paying Cities for Rns

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: $86,207
Oneco: $85,984
Avon: $86,371

Old Mystic, CT $86,207 Oneco, CT $85,984 Avon, CT $86,371 Bloomfield, CT $86,421 Windsor, CT $86,423 Bristol, CT $86,414 Burlington, CT $86,409 Broad Brook, CT $85,940

Canaan, CT $85,999 Canton, CT $86,330 Canton Center, CT $86,304 Colebrook, CT $86,002 Collinsville, CT $86,323 East Berlin, CT $86,276 East Canaan, CT $86,096 East Glastonbury, CT $86,421

East Granby, CT $85,952 East Hartland, CT $85,732 East Windsor Hill, CT $86,356 Ellington, CT $85,752 Farmington, CT $86,278 Falls Village, CT $86,293 Glastonbury, CT $86,425 Granby, CT $85,775

Berlin, CT $86,270 Lakeville, CT $86,367 Manchester, CT $86,414 Bolton, CT $86,302 New Britain, CT $86,243 New Hartford, CT $86,394 Norfolk, CT $86,214 North Canton, CT $86,239

North Granby, CT $85,523 Pine Meadow, CT $86,317 Plainville, CT $86,276 Barkhamsted, CT $86,144 Poquonock, CT $86,356 Riverton, CT $86,039 Vernon Rockville, CT $86,185 Rocky Hill, CT $86,328

Salisbury, CT $85,787 Sharon, CT $87,021 Simsbury, CT $86,295 Somers, CT $85,047 Somersville, CT $85,030 South Glastonbury, CT $86,402 South Windsor, CT $86,389 North Windham, CT $86,187

Pomfret Center, CT $86,096 Putnam, CT $86,047 Quinebaug, CT $86,073 Rogers, CT $86,043 Scotland, CT $86,191 South Willington, CT $85,974 South Windham, CT $86,209 South Woodstock, CT $86,087

Storrs Mansfield, CT $86,139 Thompson, CT $86,064 Ashford, CT $85,989 Willington, CT $85,962 Windham, CT $86,196 Woodstock, CT $86,062 Woodstock Valley, CT $86,027 New London, CT $86,211

Baltic, CT $86,190 Canterbury, CT $86,154 Central Village, CT $86,086 East Lyme, CT $86,239 Bozrah, CT $86,200 Gales Ferry, CT $86,205 Gilman, CT $86,217 Mashantucket, CT $86,196

Ledyard, CT $86,203 Groton, CT $86,210 Hanover, CT $86,189 Jewett City, CT $86,185 Montville, CT $86,208 Moosup, CT $86,044 Mystic, CT $86,206 Niantic, CT $86,234

North Stonington, CT $86,164 Norwich, CT $86,186 Preston, CT $86,186 Oakdale, CT $86,231 Old Lyme, CT $86,398 Stafford, CT $85,610 Stafford Springs, CT $85,653 Staffordville, CT $85,529

Suffield, CT $84,966 Taconic, CT $86,102 Tariffville, CT $86,143 Enfield, CT $84,948 Tolland, CT $85,930 Unionville, CT $86,351 East Windsor, CT $85,829 Weatogue, CT $86,375

West Granby, CT $85,959 West Hartland, CT $85,763 West Simsbury, CT $86,284 West Suffield, CT $84,980 Winchester Center, CT $86,293 Windsor Locks, CT $85,831 Winsted, CT $86,285 Hartford, CT $86,498

West Hartford, CT $86,424 East Hartford, CT $86,491 Wethersfield, CT $86,420 Newington, CT $86,261 Plainfield, CT $86,123 Quaker Hill, CT $86,211 South Lyme, CT $86,291 Sterling, CT $85,962

Stonington, CT $86,189 Pawcatuck, CT $86,142 Taftville, CT $86,186 Uncasville, CT $86,205 Versailles, CT $86,181 Voluntown, CT $86,119 Waterford, CT $86,212 Wauregan, CT $86,080

West Mystic, CT $86,207 Yantic, CT $86,192 Ansonia, CT $87,929 Beacon Falls, CT $87,695 Botsford, CT $89,311 Branford, CT $87,104 Cheshire, CT $86,943 Centerbrook, CT $86,666

Chester, CT $86,666 Clinton, CT $87,043 Cobalt, CT $86,430 Colchester, CT $86,347 Cromwell, CT $86,324 Deep River, CT $86,717 Derby, CT $88,331 Killingworth, CT $86,934

Salem, CT $86,282 Durham, CT $86,721 East Haddam, CT $86,473 East Hampton, CT $86,457 Essex, CT $86,590 Guilford, CT $87,182 Haddam, CT $86,639 Hadlyme, CT $86,519

Hawleyville, CT $89,087 Higganum, CT $86,660 Ivoryton, CT $86,684 Madison, CT $87,076 Marion, CT $86,705 Marlborough, CT $86,403 Meriden, CT $86,474 Middlefield, CT $86,538

Middle Haddam, CT $86,490 Middletown, CT $86,437 Milford, CT $89,567 Milldale, CT $86,565 Monroe, CT $90,461 Moodus, CT $86,496 Newtown, CT $89,261 North Branford, CT $87,079

Northford, CT $87,065 North Haven, CT $86,999 North Westchester, CT $86,339 Old Saybrook, CT $86,625 Orange, CT $87,402 Oxford, CT $88,387 Plantsville, CT $86,560 Portland, CT $86,393

Rockfall, CT $86,441 Sandy Hook, CT $89,183 Seymour, CT $87,976 Shelton, CT $90,179 South Britain, CT $88,711 Southbury, CT $88,681 Southington, CT $86,335 Stevenson, CT $90,653

Wallingford, CT $86,915 Stratford, CT $91,905 Westbrook, CT $86,841 New Haven, CT $86,875 East Haven, CT $86,916 Hamden, CT $86,992 West Haven, CT $86,950 Bethany, CT $87,320

Woodbridge, CT $87,134 Willimantic, CT $86,210 Abington, CT $86,084 Amston, CT $86,300 Andover, CT $86,262 Ballouville, CT $86,010 Brooklyn, CT $86,084 Chaplin, CT $86,157

Columbia, CT $86,271 Coventry, CT $86,216 Danielson, CT $85,981 Dayville, CT $85,985 Eastford, CT $86,046 East Killingly, CT $85,899 East Woodstock, CT $86,077 Fabyan, CT $86,078

Grosvenor Dale, CT $86,079 Hampton, CT $86,129 Hebron, CT $86,316 Lebanon, CT $86,239 Mansfield Center, CT $86,164 Mansfield Depot, CT $86,167 North Franklin, CT $86,200 North Grosvenordale, CT $86,084

Pomfret, CT $86,090 Bridgeport, CT $92,144 Trumbull, CT $91,649 Easton, CT $91,597 Waterbury, CT $87,225 Prospect, CT $87,203 Wolcott, CT $86,719 Bantam, CT $87,538

Bethlehem, CT $87,730 Cornwall, CT $87,120 Cornwall Bridge, CT $87,626 Gaylordsville, CT $88,420 Goshen, CT $86,900 Kent, CT $87,802 Lakeside, CT $87,634 Litchfield, CT $87,224

Middlebury, CT $87,834 Morris, CT $87,492 Naugatuck, CT $87,616 New Milford, CT $88,687 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $87,959 Northfield, CT $86,932 Oakville, CT $87,287 Pequabuck, CT $86,618

Plymouth, CT $86,902 Roxbury, CT $88,621 Sherman, CT $88,790 South Kent, CT $88,004 Terryville, CT $86,684 Thomaston, CT $87,035 Torrington, CT $86,655 Harwinton, CT $86,679

Washington, CT $88,146 Washington Depot, CT $88,204 Watertown, CT $87,408 West Cornwall, CT $86,855 Woodbury, CT $88,093 Bethel, CT $89,190 Brookfield, CT $89,048 Cos Cob, CT $92,934

Danbury, CT $89,061 New Fairfield, CT $89,062 Darien, CT $92,907 Fairfield, CT $92,089 Georgetown, CT $91,353 Greenwich, CT $92,865 Greens Farms, CT $92,036 New Canaan, CT $92,519

Norwalk, CT $92,579 Old Greenwich, CT $92,935 Redding Center, CT $90,484 Redding Ridge, CT $90,484 Ridgefield, CT $89,688 Riverside, CT $92,930 Westport, CT $92,037 Weston, CT $91,659

Southport, CT $92,068 Redding, CT $90,281 Wilton, CT $91,752 Stamford, CT $92,956 Bridgewater, CT $88,924

Rn Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Rn roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Rn positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Rn as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Rn

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$100,735	$48.0	15%
Biotechnology	$98,545	$47.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$94,166	$45.0	7%
Insurance	$91,976	$44.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Rn'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

$81,289

Average $87,596/year

$94,928

$6,774

Average $7,300/month

$7,911

$1,563

Average $1,685/week

$1,826

$39

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,928	$7,911	$1,826	$46
Average	$87,596	$7,300	$1,685	$42
25th Percentile	$81,289	$6,774	$1,563	$39

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