Field Operator Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Field Operator make in Connecticut?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Field Operator in Connecticut is $68,646 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,704
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,779 to $75,481
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,438

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Field Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,481	$6,290	$1,452	$36
Average	$68,646	$5,720	$1,320	$33
25th Percentile	$62,779	$5,232	$1,207	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Field Operator Salaries

A Field Operator'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 Field Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Field Operator'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): $68,143
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,297
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,864
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,655
Expert (over 8 years): $122,366

Levels	Salary
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$68,143
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$76,297
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$93,864
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$103,655
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$122,366

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How Do Field Operator 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 Field Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,119.
California: $70,849.
Massachusetts: $69,905.

District of Columbia $71,119 California $70,849 Massachusetts $69,905 Washington $69,648 New Jersey $69,622 Alaska $69,532 Connecticut $68,646 New York $68,286

Hawaii $67,136 Rhode Island $66,597 Maryland $66,230 Minnesota $65,729 Colorado $65,537 Illinois $65,472 Oregon $65,228 Delaware $65,049

New Hampshire $64,936 Virginia $64,682 Pennsylvania $63,944 Nevada $63,571 North Dakota $63,449 Michigan $63,256 Wisconsin $63,186 Vermont $63,044

Texas $62,653 Maine $62,627 Arizona $62,588 Ohio $62,543 Georgia $61,953 Indiana $61,657 Wyoming $61,599 Utah $61,509

Iowa $61,471 Kansas $61,162 Louisiana $61,073 North Carolina $61,040 Missouri $61,028 Florida $60,777 Montana $60,642 Nebraska $60,514

Kentucky $60,443 South Carolina $60,186 Tennessee $60,026 Idaho $59,961 New Mexico $59,492 Oklahoma $59,390 Alabama $59,011 South Dakota $58,375

Arkansas $58,028 West Virginia $57,842 Mississippi $57,283

Top Paying Cities for Field Operators

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: $68,093
Oneco: $67,965
Avon: $68,402

Old Mystic, CT $68,093 Oneco, CT $67,965 Avon, CT $68,402 Bloomfield, CT $68,402 Windsor, CT $68,402 Bristol, CT $68,196 Burlington, CT $68,151 Broad Brook, CT $68,357

Canaan, CT $67,207 Canton, CT $68,254 Canton Center, CT $68,337 Colebrook, CT $67,155 Collinsville, CT $68,235 East Berlin, CT $68,196 East Canaan, CT $67,342 East Glastonbury, CT $68,402

East Granby, CT $68,382 East Hartland, CT $66,378 East Windsor Hill, CT $68,402 Ellington, CT $68,318 Farmington, CT $68,196 Falls Village, CT $67,637 Glastonbury, CT $68,402 Granby, CT $67,399

Berlin, CT $68,196 Lakeville, CT $67,778 Manchester, CT $68,402 Bolton, CT $68,337 New Britain, CT $68,196 New Hartford, CT $68,151 Norfolk, CT $67,329 North Canton, CT $68,318

North Granby, CT $66,487 Pine Meadow, CT $68,157 Plainville, CT $68,196 Barkhamsted, CT $68,209 Poquonock, CT $68,402 Riverton, CT $67,444 Vernon Rockville, CT $68,337 Rocky Hill, CT $68,196

Salisbury, CT $67,297 Sharon, CT $68,157 Simsbury, CT $68,402 Somers, CT $66,552 Somersville, CT $66,552 South Glastonbury, CT $68,286 South Windsor, CT $68,402 North Windham, CT $67,965

Pomfret Center, CT $67,265 Putnam, CT $67,181 Quinebaug, CT $67,168 Rogers, CT $67,252 Scotland, CT $68,055 South Willington, CT $67,393 South Windham, CT $68,029 South Woodstock, CT $67,162

Storrs Mansfield, CT $67,496 Thompson, CT $67,220 Ashford, CT $67,335 Willington, CT $67,432 Windham, CT $68,029 Woodstock, CT $67,155 Woodstock Valley, CT $67,245 New London, CT $68,093

Baltic, CT $68,074 Canterbury, CT $68,055 Central Village, CT $68,055 East Lyme, CT $68,093 Bozrah, CT $68,074 Gales Ferry, CT $68,074 Gilman, CT $68,074 Mashantucket, CT $68,093

Ledyard, CT $68,074 Groton, CT $68,093 Hanover, CT $68,074 Jewett City, CT $68,074 Montville, CT $68,093 Moosup, CT $67,990 Mystic, CT $68,093 Niantic, CT $68,093

North Stonington, CT $68,074 Norwich, CT $68,074 Preston, CT $68,074 Oakdale, CT $68,093 Old Lyme, CT $68,048 Stafford, CT $66,397 Stafford Springs, CT $66,397 Staffordville, CT $66,423

Suffield, CT $66,571 Taconic, CT $67,194 Tariffville, CT $68,402 Enfield, CT $66,571 Tolland, CT $67,200 Unionville, CT $68,196 East Windsor, CT $68,402 Weatogue, CT $68,402

West Granby, CT $67,348 West Hartland, CT $67,220 West Simsbury, CT $68,382 West Suffield, CT $66,571 Winchester Center, CT $67,605 Windsor Locks, CT $68,382 Winsted, CT $67,586 Hartford, CT $68,402

West Hartford, CT $68,402 East Hartford, CT $68,402 Wethersfield, CT $68,402 Newington, CT $68,196 Plainfield, CT $68,074 Quaker Hill, CT $68,093 South Lyme, CT $68,093 Sterling, CT $67,965

Stonington, CT $68,074 Pawcatuck, CT $68,029 Taftville, CT $68,074 Uncasville, CT $68,093 Versailles, CT $68,074 Voluntown, CT $68,074 Waterford, CT $68,093 Wauregan, CT $67,965

West Mystic, CT $68,093 Yantic, CT $68,074 Ansonia, CT $68,710 Beacon Falls, CT $68,691 Botsford, CT $70,251 Branford, CT $68,710 Cheshire, CT $68,389 Centerbrook, CT $67,965

Chester, CT $67,920 Clinton, CT $68,517 Cobalt, CT $68,157 Colchester, CT $67,945 Cromwell, CT $68,196 Deep River, CT $67,945 Derby, CT $68,710 Killingworth, CT $68,517

Salem, CT $68,029 Durham, CT $68,112 East Haddam, CT $67,907 East Hampton, CT $68,157 Essex, CT $67,984 Guilford, CT $68,646 Haddam, CT $67,907 Hadlyme, CT $68,029

Hawleyville, CT $70,251 Higganum, CT $68,048 Ivoryton, CT $67,945 Madison, CT $68,536 Marion, CT $68,177 Marlborough, CT $68,292 Meriden, CT $68,196 Middlefield, CT $68,151

Middle Haddam, CT $68,157 Middletown, CT $68,177 Milford, CT $72,609 Milldale, CT $68,196 Monroe, CT $72,564 Moodus, CT $67,952 Newtown, CT $70,251 North Branford, CT $68,710

Northford, CT $68,710 North Haven, CT $68,710 North Westchester, CT $67,945 Old Saybrook, CT $68,010 Orange, CT $68,710 Oxford, CT $68,665 Plantsville, CT $68,196 Portland, CT $68,196

Rockfall, CT $68,196 Sandy Hook, CT $70,206 Seymour, CT $68,710 Shelton, CT $72,609 South Britain, CT $70,187 Southbury, CT $70,168 Southington, CT $68,196 Stevenson, CT $72,609

Wallingford, CT $68,691 Stratford, CT $72,609 Westbrook, CT $67,920 New Haven, CT $68,710 East Haven, CT $68,710 Hamden, CT $68,710 West Haven, CT $68,710 Bethany, CT $68,710

Woodbridge, CT $68,710 Willimantic, CT $67,990 Abington, CT $67,290 Amston, CT $68,055 Andover, CT $68,273 Ballouville, CT $67,213 Brooklyn, CT $67,945 Chaplin, CT $67,900

Columbia, CT $67,926 Coventry, CT $68,209 Danielson, CT $67,881 Dayville, CT $67,252 Eastford, CT $67,271 East Killingly, CT $66,352 East Woodstock, CT $67,143 Fabyan, CT $67,168

Grosvenor Dale, CT $67,155 Hampton, CT $67,945 Hebron, CT $68,055 Lebanon, CT $68,010 Mansfield Center, CT $67,926 Mansfield Depot, CT $67,900 North Franklin, CT $68,074 North Grosvenordale, CT $67,149

Pomfret, CT $67,194 Bridgeport, CT $72,609 Trumbull, CT $72,609 Easton, CT $72,609 Waterbury, CT $68,067 Prospect, CT $68,646 Wolcott, CT $68,177 Bantam, CT $68,825

Bethlehem, CT $70,039 Cornwall, CT $68,254 Cornwall Bridge, CT $68,491 Gaylordsville, CT $70,142 Goshen, CT $68,100 Kent, CT $70,039 Lakeside, CT $68,999 Litchfield, CT $68,626

Middlebury, CT $69,301 Morris, CT $68,903 Naugatuck, CT $68,626 New Milford, CT $70,232 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $70,039 Northfield, CT $68,023 Oakville, CT $68,048 Pequabuck, CT $68,151

Plymouth, CT $68,112 Roxbury, CT $70,206 Sherman, CT $70,232 South Kent, CT $70,078 Terryville, CT $68,151 Thomaston, CT $68,087 Torrington, CT $68,132 Harwinton, CT $68,067

Washington, CT $70,104 Washington Depot, CT $70,104 Watertown, CT $68,023 West Cornwall, CT $68,055 Woodbury, CT $70,104 Bethel, CT $70,251 Brookfield, CT $70,251 Cos Cob, CT $73,219

Danbury, CT $70,251 New Fairfield, CT $70,251 Darien, CT $73,219 Fairfield, CT $72,609 Georgetown, CT $71,375 Greenwich, CT $73,219 Greens Farms, CT $72,609 New Canaan, CT $73,219

Norwalk, CT $73,219 Old Greenwich, CT $73,219 Redding Center, CT $70,251 Redding Ridge, CT $70,251 Ridgefield, CT $70,232 Riverside, CT $73,219 Westport, CT $72,609 Weston, CT $72,609

Southport, CT $72,609 Redding, CT $70,251 Wilton, CT $72,891 Stamford, CT $73,219 Bridgewater, CT $70,251

Field Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field Operator'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 March 01, 2026

$62,779

Average $68,646/year

$75,481

$5,232

Average $5,720/month

$6,290

$1,207

Average $1,320/week

$1,452

$30

Average $33/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,481	$6,290	$1,452	$36
Average	$68,646	$5,720	$1,320	$33
25th Percentile	$62,779	$5,232	$1,207	$30

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