Electrical Engineer Designer Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Electrical Engineer Designer make in Connecticut?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for an Electrical Engineer Designer in Connecticut is $88,205 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, an Electrical Engineer Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,948
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,171 to $96,446
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,857

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Electrical Engineer Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,446	$8,037	$1,855	$46
Average	$88,205	$7,350	$1,696	$42
25th Percentile	$80,171	$6,681	$1,542	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Electrical Engineer Designer Salaries

An Electrical Engineer Designer'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 Experience Level Affects Electrical Engineer Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Electrical Engineer Designer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $87,600
Early Career (1-2 years): $106,182
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $129,147
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $153,775
Expert (over 8 years): $178,426

Levels	Salary
Electrica... Level Electrical Engineer Designer	$87,600
Electrica... Level Electrical Engineer Designer	$106,182
Electrica... Level Electrical Engineer Designer	$129,147
Electrica... Level Electrical Engineer Designer	$153,775
Electrica... Level Electrical Engineer Designer	$178,426

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How Do Electrical Engineer Designer 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 Electrical Engineer Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,383.
California: $91,036.
Massachusetts: $89,823.

District of Columbia $91,383 California $91,036 Massachusetts $89,823 Washington $89,493 New Jersey $89,460 Alaska $89,344 Connecticut $88,205 New York $87,743

Hawaii $86,266 Rhode Island $85,573 Maryland $85,102 Minnesota $84,458 Colorado $84,211 Illinois $84,128 Oregon $83,815 Delaware $83,583

New Hampshire $83,438 Virginia $83,113 Pennsylvania $82,164 Nevada $81,685 North Dakota $81,528 Michigan $81,281 Wisconsin $81,190 Vermont $81,008

Texas $80,505 Maine $80,472 Arizona $80,422 Ohio $80,365 Georgia $79,605 Indiana $79,226 Wyoming $79,151 Utah $79,036

Iowa $78,986 Kansas $78,590 Louisiana $78,475 North Carolina $78,433 Missouri $78,417 Florida $78,095 Montana $77,922 Nebraska $77,757

Kentucky $77,666 South Carolina $77,336 Tennessee $77,129 Idaho $77,047 New Mexico $76,444 Oklahoma $76,312 Alabama $75,825 South Dakota $75,008

Arkansas $74,562 West Virginia $74,323 Mississippi $73,605

Top Paying Cities for Electrical Engineer Designers

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: $87,496
Oneco: $87,331
Avon: $87,892

Old Mystic, CT $87,496 Oneco, CT $87,331 Avon, CT $87,892 Bloomfield, CT $87,892 Windsor, CT $87,892 Bristol, CT $87,628 Burlington, CT $87,570 Broad Brook, CT $87,834

Canaan, CT $86,357 Canton, CT $87,702 Canton Center, CT $87,809 Colebrook, CT $86,291 Collinsville, CT $87,677 East Berlin, CT $87,628 East Canaan, CT $86,530 East Glastonbury, CT $87,892

East Granby, CT $87,867 East Hartland, CT $85,292 East Windsor Hill, CT $87,892 Ellington, CT $87,785 Farmington, CT $87,628 Falls Village, CT $86,910 Glastonbury, CT $87,892 Granby, CT $86,604

Berlin, CT $87,628 Lakeville, CT $87,091 Manchester, CT $87,892 Bolton, CT $87,809 New Britain, CT $87,628 New Hartford, CT $87,570 Norfolk, CT $86,514 North Canton, CT $87,785

North Granby, CT $85,432 Pine Meadow, CT $87,578 Plainville, CT $87,628 Barkhamsted, CT $87,644 Poquonock, CT $87,892 Riverton, CT $86,662 Vernon Rockville, CT $87,809 Rocky Hill, CT $87,628

Salisbury, CT $86,472 Sharon, CT $87,578 Simsbury, CT $87,892 Somers, CT $85,515 Somersville, CT $85,515 South Glastonbury, CT $87,743 South Windsor, CT $87,892 North Windham, CT $87,331

Pomfret Center, CT $86,431 Putnam, CT $86,324 Quinebaug, CT $86,307 Rogers, CT $86,414 Scotland, CT $87,446 South Willington, CT $86,596 South Windham, CT $87,413 South Woodstock, CT $86,299

Storrs Mansfield, CT $86,728 Thompson, CT $86,373 Ashford, CT $86,522 Willington, CT $86,646 Windham, CT $87,413 Woodstock, CT $86,291 Woodstock Valley, CT $86,406 New London, CT $87,496

Baltic, CT $87,471 Canterbury, CT $87,446 Central Village, CT $87,446 East Lyme, CT $87,496 Bozrah, CT $87,471 Gales Ferry, CT $87,471 Gilman, CT $87,471 Mashantucket, CT $87,496

Ledyard, CT $87,471 Groton, CT $87,496 Hanover, CT $87,471 Jewett City, CT $87,471 Montville, CT $87,496 Moosup, CT $87,364 Mystic, CT $87,496 Niantic, CT $87,496

North Stonington, CT $87,471 Norwich, CT $87,471 Preston, CT $87,471 Oakdale, CT $87,496 Old Lyme, CT $87,438 Stafford, CT $85,317 Stafford Springs, CT $85,317 Staffordville, CT $85,350

Suffield, CT $85,540 Taconic, CT $86,340 Tariffville, CT $87,892 Enfield, CT $85,540 Tolland, CT $86,348 Unionville, CT $87,628 East Windsor, CT $87,892 Weatogue, CT $87,892

West Granby, CT $86,538 West Hartland, CT $86,373 West Simsbury, CT $87,867 West Suffield, CT $85,540 Winchester Center, CT $86,868 Windsor Locks, CT $87,867 Winsted, CT $86,844 Hartford, CT $87,892

West Hartford, CT $87,892 East Hartford, CT $87,892 Wethersfield, CT $87,892 Newington, CT $87,628 Plainfield, CT $87,471 Quaker Hill, CT $87,496 South Lyme, CT $87,496 Sterling, CT $87,331

Stonington, CT $87,471 Pawcatuck, CT $87,413 Taftville, CT $87,471 Uncasville, CT $87,496 Versailles, CT $87,471 Voluntown, CT $87,471 Waterford, CT $87,496 Wauregan, CT $87,331

West Mystic, CT $87,496 Yantic, CT $87,471 Ansonia, CT $88,288 Beacon Falls, CT $88,263 Botsford, CT $90,269 Branford, CT $88,288 Cheshire, CT $87,875 Centerbrook, CT $87,331

Chester, CT $87,273 Clinton, CT $88,040 Cobalt, CT $87,578 Colchester, CT $87,306 Cromwell, CT $87,628 Deep River, CT $87,306 Derby, CT $88,288 Killingworth, CT $88,040

Salem, CT $87,413 Durham, CT $87,520 East Haddam, CT $87,256 East Hampton, CT $87,578 Essex, CT $87,355 Guilford, CT $88,205 Haddam, CT $87,256 Hadlyme, CT $87,413

Hawleyville, CT $90,269 Higganum, CT $87,438 Ivoryton, CT $87,306 Madison, CT $88,065 Marion, CT $87,603 Marlborough, CT $87,752 Meriden, CT $87,628 Middlefield, CT $87,570

Middle Haddam, CT $87,578 Middletown, CT $87,603 Milford, CT $93,298 Milldale, CT $87,628 Monroe, CT $93,240 Moodus, CT $87,314 Newtown, CT $90,269 North Branford, CT $88,288

Northford, CT $88,288 North Haven, CT $88,288 North Westchester, CT $87,306 Old Saybrook, CT $87,388 Orange, CT $88,288 Oxford, CT $88,230 Plantsville, CT $87,628 Portland, CT $87,628

Rockfall, CT $87,628 Sandy Hook, CT $90,211 Seymour, CT $88,288 Shelton, CT $93,298 South Britain, CT $90,186 Southbury, CT $90,162 Southington, CT $87,628 Stevenson, CT $93,298

Wallingford, CT $88,263 Stratford, CT $93,298 Westbrook, CT $87,273 New Haven, CT $88,288 East Haven, CT $88,288 Hamden, CT $88,288 West Haven, CT $88,288 Bethany, CT $88,288

Woodbridge, CT $88,288 Willimantic, CT $87,364 Abington, CT $86,464 Amston, CT $87,446 Andover, CT $87,727 Ballouville, CT $86,365 Brooklyn, CT $87,306 Chaplin, CT $87,248

Columbia, CT $87,281 Coventry, CT $87,644 Danielson, CT $87,223 Dayville, CT $86,414 Eastford, CT $86,439 East Killingly, CT $85,259 East Woodstock, CT $86,274 Fabyan, CT $86,307

Grosvenor Dale, CT $86,291 Hampton, CT $87,306 Hebron, CT $87,446 Lebanon, CT $87,388 Mansfield Center, CT $87,281 Mansfield Depot, CT $87,248 North Franklin, CT $87,471 North Grosvenordale, CT $86,282

Pomfret, CT $86,340 Bridgeport, CT $93,298 Trumbull, CT $93,298 Easton, CT $93,298 Waterbury, CT $87,463 Prospect, CT $88,205 Wolcott, CT $87,603 Bantam, CT $88,437

Bethlehem, CT $89,996 Cornwall, CT $87,702 Cornwall Bridge, CT $88,007 Gaylordsville, CT $90,129 Goshen, CT $87,504 Kent, CT $89,996 Lakeside, CT $88,659 Litchfield, CT $88,181

Middlebury, CT $89,047 Morris, CT $88,536 Naugatuck, CT $88,181 New Milford, CT $90,244 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $89,996 Northfield, CT $87,405 Oakville, CT $87,438 Pequabuck, CT $87,570

Plymouth, CT $87,520 Roxbury, CT $90,211 Sherman, CT $90,244 South Kent, CT $90,046 Terryville, CT $87,570 Thomaston, CT $87,487 Torrington, CT $87,545 Harwinton, CT $87,463

Washington, CT $90,079 Washington Depot, CT $90,079 Watertown, CT $87,405 West Cornwall, CT $87,446 Woodbury, CT $90,079 Bethel, CT $90,269 Brookfield, CT $90,269 Cos Cob, CT $94,082

Danbury, CT $90,269 New Fairfield, CT $90,269 Darien, CT $94,082 Fairfield, CT $93,298 Georgetown, CT $91,713 Greenwich, CT $94,082 Greens Farms, CT $93,298 New Canaan, CT $94,082

Norwalk, CT $94,082 Old Greenwich, CT $94,082 Redding Center, CT $90,269 Redding Ridge, CT $90,269 Ridgefield, CT $90,244 Riverside, CT $94,082 Westport, CT $93,298 Weston, CT $93,298

Southport, CT $93,298 Redding, CT $90,269 Wilton, CT $93,661 Stamford, CT $94,082 Bridgewater, CT $90,269

Electrical Engineer Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Electrical Engineer Designer'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 February 01, 2026

$80,171

Average $88,205/year

$96,446

$6,681

Average $7,350/month

$8,037

$1,542

Average $1,696/week

$1,855

$39

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,446	$8,037	$1,855	$46
Average	$88,205	$7,350	$1,696	$42
25th Percentile	$80,171	$6,681	$1,542	$39

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