Embedded Software Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Embedded Software Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Embedded Software Engineer in Connecticut is $123,858 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $60.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $138,401
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $116,101 to $131,470
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $109,039

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Embedded Software Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$131,470	$10,956	$2,528	$63
Average	$123,858	$10,322	$2,382	$60
25th Percentile	$116,101	$9,675	$2,233	$56

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Key Factors That Influence Embedded Software Engineer Salaries

An Embedded Software Engineer'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 Embedded Software Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Embedded Software Engineer'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): $85,124
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,767
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,298
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $150,409
Expert (over 8 years): $170,716

Levels	Salary
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$85,124
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$100,767
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$123,298
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$150,409
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$170,716

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How Do Embedded Software Engineer 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 Embedded Software Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $128,320.
California: $127,833.
Massachusetts: $126,130.

District of Columbia $128,320 California $127,833 Massachusetts $126,130 Washington $125,666 New Jersey $125,620 Alaska $125,457 Connecticut $123,858 New York $123,209

Hawaii $121,134 Rhode Island $120,161 Maryland $119,500 Minnesota $118,596 Colorado $118,249 Illinois $118,133 Oregon $117,692 Delaware $117,368

New Hampshire $117,164 Virginia $116,707 Pennsylvania $115,374 Nevada $114,702 North Dakota $114,482 Michigan $114,134 Wisconsin $114,007 Vermont $113,752

Texas $113,045 Maine $112,999 Arizona $112,929 Ohio $112,848 Georgia $111,782 Indiana $111,249 Wyoming $111,144 Utah $110,982

Iowa $110,912 Kansas $110,356 Louisiana $110,194 North Carolina $110,136 Missouri $110,113 Florida $109,661 Montana $109,417 Nebraska $109,186

Kentucky $109,058 South Carolina $108,595 Tennessee $108,305 Idaho $108,189 New Mexico $107,343 Oklahoma $107,157 Alabama $106,474 South Dakota $105,326

Arkansas $104,700 West Virginia $104,364 Mississippi $103,356

Top Paying Cities for Embedded Software Engineers

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: $122,861
Oneco: $122,630
Avon: $123,418

Old Mystic, CT $122,861 Oneco, CT $122,630 Avon, CT $123,418 Bloomfield, CT $123,418 Windsor, CT $123,418 Bristol, CT $123,047 Burlington, CT $122,966 Broad Brook, CT $123,337

Canaan, CT $121,262 Canton, CT $123,151 Canton Center, CT $123,302 Colebrook, CT $121,169 Collinsville, CT $123,116 East Berlin, CT $123,047 East Canaan, CT $121,505 East Glastonbury, CT $123,418

East Granby, CT $123,383 East Hartland, CT $119,767 East Windsor Hill, CT $123,418 Ellington, CT $123,267 Farmington, CT $123,047 Falls Village, CT $122,038 Glastonbury, CT $123,418 Granby, CT $121,610

Berlin, CT $123,047 Lakeville, CT $122,293 Manchester, CT $123,418 Bolton, CT $123,302 New Britain, CT $123,047 New Hartford, CT $122,966 Norfolk, CT $121,482 North Canton, CT $123,267

North Granby, CT $119,964 Pine Meadow, CT $122,977 Plainville, CT $123,047 Barkhamsted, CT $123,070 Poquonock, CT $123,418 Riverton, CT $121,691 Vernon Rockville, CT $123,302 Rocky Hill, CT $123,047

Salisbury, CT $121,424 Sharon, CT $122,977 Simsbury, CT $123,418 Somers, CT $120,080 Somersville, CT $120,080 South Glastonbury, CT $123,209 South Windsor, CT $123,418 North Windham, CT $122,630

Pomfret Center, CT $121,366 Putnam, CT $121,216 Quinebaug, CT $121,192 Rogers, CT $121,343 Scotland, CT $122,792 South Willington, CT $121,598 South Windham, CT $122,745 South Woodstock, CT $121,181

Storrs Mansfield, CT $121,784 Thompson, CT $121,285 Ashford, CT $121,494 Willington, CT $121,668 Windham, CT $122,745 Woodstock, CT $121,169 Woodstock Valley, CT $121,332 New London, CT $122,861

Baltic, CT $122,827 Canterbury, CT $122,792 Central Village, CT $122,792 East Lyme, CT $122,861 Bozrah, CT $122,827 Gales Ferry, CT $122,827 Gilman, CT $122,827 Mashantucket, CT $122,861

Ledyard, CT $122,827 Groton, CT $122,861 Hanover, CT $122,827 Jewett City, CT $122,827 Montville, CT $122,861 Moosup, CT $122,676 Mystic, CT $122,861 Niantic, CT $122,861

North Stonington, CT $122,827 Norwich, CT $122,827 Preston, CT $122,827 Oakdale, CT $122,861 Old Lyme, CT $122,780 Stafford, CT $119,802 Stafford Springs, CT $119,802 Staffordville, CT $119,848

Suffield, CT $120,115 Taconic, CT $121,239 Tariffville, CT $123,418 Enfield, CT $120,115 Tolland, CT $121,250 Unionville, CT $123,047 East Windsor, CT $123,418 Weatogue, CT $123,418

West Granby, CT $121,517 West Hartland, CT $121,285 West Simsbury, CT $123,383 West Suffield, CT $120,115 Winchester Center, CT $121,981 Windsor Locks, CT $123,383 Winsted, CT $121,946 Hartford, CT $123,418

West Hartford, CT $123,418 East Hartford, CT $123,418 Wethersfield, CT $123,418 Newington, CT $123,047 Plainfield, CT $122,827 Quaker Hill, CT $122,861 South Lyme, CT $122,861 Sterling, CT $122,630

Stonington, CT $122,827 Pawcatuck, CT $122,745 Taftville, CT $122,827 Uncasville, CT $122,861 Versailles, CT $122,827 Voluntown, CT $122,827 Waterford, CT $122,861 Wauregan, CT $122,630

West Mystic, CT $122,861 Yantic, CT $122,827 Ansonia, CT $123,974 Beacon Falls, CT $123,939 Botsford, CT $126,755 Branford, CT $123,974 Cheshire, CT $123,394 Centerbrook, CT $122,630

Chester, CT $122,548 Clinton, CT $123,626 Cobalt, CT $122,977 Colchester, CT $122,595 Cromwell, CT $123,047 Deep River, CT $122,595 Derby, CT $123,974 Killingworth, CT $123,626

Salem, CT $122,745 Durham, CT $122,896 East Haddam, CT $122,525 East Hampton, CT $122,977 Essex, CT $122,664 Guilford, CT $123,858 Haddam, CT $122,525 Hadlyme, CT $122,745

Hawleyville, CT $126,755 Higganum, CT $122,780 Ivoryton, CT $122,595 Madison, CT $123,661 Marion, CT $123,012 Marlborough, CT $123,221 Meriden, CT $123,047 Middlefield, CT $122,966

Middle Haddam, CT $122,977 Middletown, CT $123,012 Milford, CT $131,009 Milldale, CT $123,047 Monroe, CT $130,928 Moodus, CT $122,606 Newtown, CT $126,755 North Branford, CT $123,974

Northford, CT $123,974 North Haven, CT $123,974 North Westchester, CT $122,595 Old Saybrook, CT $122,711 Orange, CT $123,974 Oxford, CT $123,893 Plantsville, CT $123,047 Portland, CT $123,047

Rockfall, CT $123,047 Sandy Hook, CT $126,674 Seymour, CT $123,974 Shelton, CT $131,009 South Britain, CT $126,640 Southbury, CT $126,605 Southington, CT $123,047 Stevenson, CT $131,009

Wallingford, CT $123,939 Stratford, CT $131,009 Westbrook, CT $122,548 New Haven, CT $123,974 East Haven, CT $123,974 Hamden, CT $123,974 West Haven, CT $123,974 Bethany, CT $123,974

Woodbridge, CT $123,974 Willimantic, CT $122,676 Abington, CT $121,413 Amston, CT $122,792 Andover, CT $123,186 Ballouville, CT $121,274 Brooklyn, CT $122,595 Chaplin, CT $122,514

Columbia, CT $122,560 Coventry, CT $123,070 Danielson, CT $122,479 Dayville, CT $121,343 Eastford, CT $121,378 East Killingly, CT $119,721 East Woodstock, CT $121,146 Fabyan, CT $121,192

Grosvenor Dale, CT $121,169 Hampton, CT $122,595 Hebron, CT $122,792 Lebanon, CT $122,711 Mansfield Center, CT $122,560 Mansfield Depot, CT $122,514 North Franklin, CT $122,827 North Grosvenordale, CT $121,158

Pomfret, CT $121,239 Bridgeport, CT $131,009 Trumbull, CT $131,009 Easton, CT $131,009 Waterbury, CT $122,815 Prospect, CT $123,858 Wolcott, CT $123,012 Bantam, CT $124,183

Bethlehem, CT $126,373 Cornwall, CT $123,151 Cornwall Bridge, CT $123,580 Gaylordsville, CT $126,558 Goshen, CT $122,873 Kent, CT $126,373 Lakeside, CT $124,495 Litchfield, CT $123,823

Middlebury, CT $125,040 Morris, CT $124,322 Naugatuck, CT $123,823 New Milford, CT $126,721 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $126,373 Northfield, CT $122,734 Oakville, CT $122,780 Pequabuck, CT $122,966

Plymouth, CT $122,896 Roxbury, CT $126,674 Sherman, CT $126,721 South Kent, CT $126,443 Terryville, CT $122,966 Thomaston, CT $122,850 Torrington, CT $122,931 Harwinton, CT $122,815

Washington, CT $126,489 Washington Depot, CT $126,489 Watertown, CT $122,734 West Cornwall, CT $122,792 Woodbury, CT $126,489 Bethel, CT $126,755 Brookfield, CT $126,755 Cos Cob, CT $132,110

Danbury, CT $126,755 New Fairfield, CT $126,755 Darien, CT $132,110 Fairfield, CT $131,009 Georgetown, CT $128,784 Greenwich, CT $132,110 Greens Farms, CT $131,009 New Canaan, CT $132,110

Norwalk, CT $132,110 Old Greenwich, CT $132,110 Redding Center, CT $126,755 Redding Ridge, CT $126,755 Ridgefield, CT $126,721 Riverside, CT $132,110 Westport, CT $131,009 Weston, CT $131,009

Southport, CT $131,009 Redding, CT $126,755 Wilton, CT $131,519 Stamford, CT $132,110 Bridgewater, CT $126,755

Embedded Software Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Embedded Software Engineer'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 January 01, 2026

$116,101

Average $123,858/year

$131,470

$9,675

Average $10,322/month

$10,956

$2,233

Average $2,382/week

$2,528

$56

Average $60/hour

$63

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$131,470	$10,956	$2,528	$63
Average	$123,858	$10,322	$2,382	$60
25th Percentile	$116,101	$9,675	$2,233	$56

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