Hardware Design Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Hardware Design Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Design Engineer in Connecticut is $89,552 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,438
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,937 to $96,820
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,004

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Hardware Design Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,820	$8,068	$1,862	$47
Average	$89,552	$7,463	$1,722	$43
25th Percentile	$81,937	$6,828	$1,576	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Design Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Design 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 Hardware Design Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Design 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): $89,018
Early Career (1-2 years): $106,420
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,399
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $149,879
Expert (over 8 years): $176,937

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$89,018
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$106,420
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$123,399
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$149,879
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$176,937

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How Do Hardware Design 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 Hardware Design Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,778.
California: $92,426.
Massachusetts: $91,195.

District of Columbia $92,778 California $92,426 Massachusetts $91,195 Washington $90,859 New Jersey $90,826 Alaska $90,709 Connecticut $89,552 New York $89,083

Hawaii $87,583 Rhode Island $86,879 Maryland $86,401 Minnesota $85,748 Colorado $85,496 Illinois $85,413 Oregon $85,094 Delaware $84,860

New Hampshire $84,712 Virginia $84,382 Pennsylvania $83,418 Nevada $82,932 North Dakota $82,773 Michigan $82,522 Wisconsin $82,430 Vermont $82,245

Texas $81,734 Maine $81,701 Arizona $81,650 Ohio $81,592 Georgia $80,821 Indiana $80,435 Wyoming $80,360 Utah $80,242

Iowa $80,192 Kansas $79,790 Louisiana $79,673 North Carolina $79,631 Missouri $79,614 Florida $79,287 Montana $79,111 Nebraska $78,944

Kentucky $78,851 South Carolina $78,516 Tennessee $78,307 Idaho $78,223 New Mexico $77,611 Oklahoma $77,477 Alabama $76,983 South Dakota $76,153

Arkansas $75,701 West Virginia $75,458 Mississippi $74,729

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Design 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: $88,132
Oneco: $87,905
Avon: $88,300

Old Mystic, CT $88,132 Oneco, CT $87,905 Avon, CT $88,300 Bloomfield, CT $88,351 Windsor, CT $88,353 Bristol, CT $88,344 Burlington, CT $88,339 Broad Brook, CT $87,859

Canaan, CT $87,920 Canton, CT $88,258 Canton Center, CT $88,232 Colebrook, CT $87,922 Collinsville, CT $88,251 East Berlin, CT $88,203 East Canaan, CT $88,019 East Glastonbury, CT $88,351

East Granby, CT $87,871 East Hartland, CT $87,647 East Windsor Hill, CT $88,284 Ellington, CT $87,668 Farmington, CT $88,205 Falls Village, CT $88,221 Glastonbury, CT $88,355 Granby, CT $87,691

Berlin, CT $88,196 Lakeville, CT $88,296 Manchester, CT $88,344 Bolton, CT $88,230 New Britain, CT $88,170 New Hartford, CT $88,324 Norfolk, CT $88,139 North Canton, CT $88,165

North Granby, CT $87,433 Pine Meadow, CT $88,245 Plainville, CT $88,203 Barkhamsted, CT $88,068 Poquonock, CT $88,284 Riverton, CT $87,960 Vernon Rockville, CT $88,110 Rocky Hill, CT $88,256

Salisbury, CT $87,703 Sharon, CT $88,965 Simsbury, CT $88,222 Somers, CT $86,946 Somersville, CT $86,929 South Glastonbury, CT $88,331 South Windsor, CT $88,318 North Windham, CT $88,112

Pomfret Center, CT $88,019 Putnam, CT $87,968 Quinebaug, CT $87,995 Rogers, CT $87,965 Scotland, CT $88,116 South Willington, CT $87,894 South Windham, CT $88,134 South Woodstock, CT $88,009

Storrs Mansfield, CT $88,063 Thompson, CT $87,986 Ashford, CT $87,910 Willington, CT $87,882 Windham, CT $88,121 Woodstock, CT $87,984 Woodstock Valley, CT $87,948 New London, CT $88,136

Baltic, CT $88,115 Canterbury, CT $88,078 Central Village, CT $88,009 East Lyme, CT $88,164 Bozrah, CT $88,125 Gales Ferry, CT $88,130 Gilman, CT $88,143 Mashantucket, CT $88,121

Ledyard, CT $88,128 Groton, CT $88,135 Hanover, CT $88,114 Jewett City, CT $88,110 Montville, CT $88,133 Moosup, CT $87,966 Mystic, CT $88,131 Niantic, CT $88,159

North Stonington, CT $88,088 Norwich, CT $88,111 Preston, CT $88,111 Oakdale, CT $88,157 Old Lyme, CT $88,328 Stafford, CT $87,522 Stafford Springs, CT $87,565 Staffordville, CT $87,439

Suffield, CT $86,863 Taconic, CT $88,025 Tariffville, CT $88,066 Enfield, CT $86,845 Tolland, CT $87,849 Unionville, CT $88,279 East Windsor, CT $87,746 Weatogue, CT $88,304

West Granby, CT $87,879 West Hartland, CT $87,678 West Simsbury, CT $88,211 West Suffield, CT $86,878 Winchester Center, CT $88,221 Windsor Locks, CT $87,748 Winsted, CT $88,212 Hartford, CT $88,429

West Hartford, CT $88,354 East Hartford, CT $88,423 Wethersfield, CT $88,350 Newington, CT $88,187 Plainfield, CT $88,046 Quaker Hill, CT $88,136 South Lyme, CT $88,218 Sterling, CT $87,882

Stonington, CT $88,113 Pawcatuck, CT $88,066 Taftville, CT $88,111 Uncasville, CT $88,130 Versailles, CT $88,106 Voluntown, CT $88,042 Waterford, CT $88,138 Wauregan, CT $88,002

West Mystic, CT $88,133 Yantic, CT $88,117 Ansonia, CT $89,893 Beacon Falls, CT $89,654 Botsford, CT $91,306 Branford, CT $89,049 Cheshire, CT $88,885 Centerbrook, CT $88,602

Chester, CT $88,602 Clinton, CT $88,987 Cobalt, CT $88,361 Colchester, CT $88,275 Cromwell, CT $88,252 Deep River, CT $88,654 Derby, CT $90,304 Killingworth, CT $88,876

Salem, CT $88,209 Durham, CT $88,658 East Haddam, CT $88,404 East Hampton, CT $88,388 Essex, CT $88,524 Guilford, CT $89,129 Haddam, CT $88,573 Hadlyme, CT $88,451

Hawleyville, CT $91,076 Higganum, CT $88,595 Ivoryton, CT $88,620 Madison, CT $89,021 Marion, CT $88,641 Marlborough, CT $88,333 Meriden, CT $88,405 Middlefield, CT $88,470

Middle Haddam, CT $88,422 Middletown, CT $88,367 Milford, CT $91,567 Milldale, CT $88,498 Monroe, CT $92,482 Moodus, CT $88,428 Newtown, CT $91,254 North Branford, CT $89,023

Northford, CT $89,009 North Haven, CT $88,942 North Westchester, CT $88,267 Old Saybrook, CT $88,559 Orange, CT $89,354 Oxford, CT $90,361 Plantsville, CT $88,493 Portland, CT $88,322

Rockfall, CT $88,371 Sandy Hook, CT $91,174 Seymour, CT $89,941 Shelton, CT $92,193 South Britain, CT $90,693 Southbury, CT $90,662 Southington, CT $88,263 Stevenson, CT $92,678

Wallingford, CT $88,856 Stratford, CT $93,957 Westbrook, CT $88,780 New Haven, CT $88,815 East Haven, CT $88,857 Hamden, CT $88,935 West Haven, CT $88,892 Bethany, CT $89,271

Woodbridge, CT $89,080 Willimantic, CT $88,135 Abington, CT $88,007 Amston, CT $88,227 Andover, CT $88,189 Ballouville, CT $87,931 Brooklyn, CT $88,006 Chaplin, CT $88,082

Columbia, CT $88,197 Coventry, CT $88,142 Danielson, CT $87,901 Dayville, CT $87,906 Eastford, CT $87,968 East Killingly, CT $87,818 East Woodstock, CT $87,999 Fabyan, CT $88,000

Grosvenor Dale, CT $88,001 Hampton, CT $88,052 Hebron, CT $88,243 Lebanon, CT $88,165 Mansfield Center, CT $88,088 Mansfield Depot, CT $88,092 North Franklin, CT $88,125 North Grosvenordale, CT $88,007

Pomfret, CT $88,013 Bridgeport, CT $94,202 Trumbull, CT $93,696 Easton, CT $93,643 Waterbury, CT $89,173 Prospect, CT $89,151 Wolcott, CT $88,656 Bantam, CT $89,493

Bethlehem, CT $89,690 Cornwall, CT $89,066 Cornwall Bridge, CT $89,583 Gaylordsville, CT $90,395 Goshen, CT $88,841 Kent, CT $89,763 Lakeside, CT $89,592 Litchfield, CT $89,172

Middlebury, CT $89,796 Morris, CT $89,446 Naugatuck, CT $89,572 New Milford, CT $90,667 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $89,923 Northfield, CT $88,873 Oakville, CT $89,236 Pequabuck, CT $88,552

Plymouth, CT $88,843 Roxbury, CT $90,600 Sherman, CT $90,773 South Kent, CT $89,969 Terryville, CT $88,620 Thomaston, CT $88,979 Torrington, CT $88,590 Harwinton, CT $88,614

Washington, CT $90,114 Washington Depot, CT $90,174 Watertown, CT $89,360 West Cornwall, CT $88,795 Woodbury, CT $90,060 Bethel, CT $91,182 Brookfield, CT $91,037 Cos Cob, CT $95,010

Danbury, CT $91,050 New Fairfield, CT $91,051 Darien, CT $94,982 Fairfield, CT $94,146 Georgetown, CT $93,393 Greenwich, CT $94,939 Greens Farms, CT $94,091 New Canaan, CT $94,585

Norwalk, CT $94,646 Old Greenwich, CT $95,011 Redding Center, CT $92,504 Redding Ridge, CT $92,504 Ridgefield, CT $91,691 Riverside, CT $95,006 Westport, CT $94,092 Weston, CT $93,706

Southport, CT $94,124 Redding, CT $92,297 Wilton, CT $93,801 Stamford, CT $95,032 Bridgewater, CT $90,910

Hardware Design Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Hardware Design 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 May 01, 2026

$81,937

Average $89,552/year

$96,820

$6,828

Average $7,463/month

$8,068

$1,576

Average $1,722/week

$1,862

$39

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,820	$8,068	$1,862	$47
Average	$89,552	$7,463	$1,722	$43
25th Percentile	$81,937	$6,828	$1,576	$39

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