Hardware Development Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Hardware Development Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Development Engineer in Connecticut is $107,676 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $121,412
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $100,922 to $114,866
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,772

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Hardware Development Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$114,866	$9,572	$2,209	$55
Average	$107,676	$8,973	$2,071	$52
25th Percentile	$100,922	$8,410	$1,941	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Development Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Development 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 Development Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Development 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): $89,626
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,147
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,242
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $150,903
Expert (over 8 years): $178,146

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$89,626
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$107,147
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$124,242
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$150,903
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$178,146

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

District of Columbia: $111,555.
California: $111,132.
Massachusetts: $109,651.

District of Columbia $111,555 California $111,132 Massachusetts $109,651 Washington $109,248 New Jersey $109,207 Alaska $109,066 Connecticut $107,676 New York $107,112

Hawaii $105,308 Rhode Island $104,462 Maryland $103,887 Minnesota $103,102 Colorado $102,799 Illinois $102,699 Oregon $102,316 Delaware $102,034

New Hampshire $101,856 Virginia $101,459 Pennsylvania $100,301 Nevada $99,716 North Dakota $99,525 Michigan $99,223 Wisconsin $99,112 Vermont $98,890

Texas $98,275 Maine $98,235 Arizona $98,175 Ohio $98,104 Georgia $97,177 Indiana $96,714 Wyoming $96,623 Utah $96,482

Iowa $96,422 Kansas $95,938 Louisiana $95,797 North Carolina $95,747 Missouri $95,726 Florida $95,333 Montana $95,122 Nebraska $94,920

Kentucky $94,810 South Carolina $94,406 Tennessee $94,155 Idaho $94,054 New Mexico $93,318 Oklahoma $93,157 Alabama $92,563 South Dakota $91,565

Arkansas $91,021 West Virginia $90,729 Mississippi $89,852

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Development 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: $105,968
Oneco: $105,695
Avon: $106,171

Old Mystic, CT $105,968 Oneco, CT $105,695 Avon, CT $106,171 Bloomfield, CT $106,231 Windsor, CT $106,234 Bristol, CT $106,223 Burlington, CT $106,217 Broad Brook, CT $105,641

Canaan, CT $105,713 Canton, CT $106,119 Canton Center, CT $106,088 Colebrook, CT $105,716 Collinsville, CT $106,111 East Berlin, CT $106,054 East Canaan, CT $105,832 East Glastonbury, CT $106,232

East Granby, CT $105,655 East Hartland, CT $105,385 East Windsor Hill, CT $106,151 Ellington, CT $105,410 Farmington, CT $106,056 Falls Village, CT $106,075 Glastonbury, CT $106,236 Granby, CT $105,438

Berlin, CT $106,046 Lakeville, CT $106,165 Manchester, CT $106,223 Bolton, CT $106,086 New Britain, CT $106,013 New Hartford, CT $106,199 Norfolk, CT $105,977 North Canton, CT $106,008

North Granby, CT $105,128 Pine Meadow, CT $106,104 Plainville, CT $106,054 Barkhamsted, CT $105,891 Poquonock, CT $106,151 Riverton, CT $105,761 Vernon Rockville, CT $105,942 Rocky Hill, CT $106,117

Salisbury, CT $105,452 Sharon, CT $106,970 Simsbury, CT $106,077 Somers, CT $104,542 Somersville, CT $104,522 South Glastonbury, CT $106,208 South Windsor, CT $106,192 North Windham, CT $105,944

Pomfret Center, CT $105,832 Putnam, CT $105,772 Quinebaug, CT $105,804 Rogers, CT $105,768 Scotland, CT $105,949 South Willington, CT $105,682 South Windham, CT $105,971 South Woodstock, CT $105,821

Storrs Mansfield, CT $105,885 Thompson, CT $105,793 Ashford, CT $105,701 Willington, CT $105,668 Windham, CT $105,955 Woodstock, CT $105,791 Woodstock Valley, CT $105,747 New London, CT $105,973

Baltic, CT $105,948 Canterbury, CT $105,904 Central Village, CT $105,820 East Lyme, CT $106,007 Bozrah, CT $105,960 Gales Ferry, CT $105,966 Gilman, CT $105,981 Mashantucket, CT $105,955

Ledyard, CT $105,964 Groton, CT $105,972 Hanover, CT $105,947 Jewett City, CT $105,942 Montville, CT $105,970 Moosup, CT $105,769 Mystic, CT $105,967 Niantic, CT $106,001

North Stonington, CT $105,916 Norwich, CT $105,943 Preston, CT $105,943 Oakdale, CT $105,998 Old Lyme, CT $106,204 Stafford, CT $105,235 Stafford Springs, CT $105,287 Staffordville, CT $105,135

Suffield, CT $104,443 Taconic, CT $105,839 Tariffville, CT $105,889 Enfield, CT $104,420 Tolland, CT $105,628 Unionville, CT $106,145 East Windsor, CT $105,504 Weatogue, CT $106,176

West Granby, CT $105,664 West Hartland, CT $105,423 West Simsbury, CT $106,064 West Suffield, CT $104,461 Winchester Center, CT $106,075 Windsor Locks, CT $105,507 Winsted, CT $106,065 Hartford, CT $106,326

West Hartford, CT $106,235 East Hartford, CT $106,318 Wethersfield, CT $106,230 Newington, CT $106,035 Plainfield, CT $105,865 Quaker Hill, CT $105,973 South Lyme, CT $106,072 Sterling, CT $105,668

Stonington, CT $105,946 Pawcatuck, CT $105,888 Taftville, CT $105,943 Uncasville, CT $105,966 Versailles, CT $105,937 Voluntown, CT $105,860 Waterford, CT $105,975 Wauregan, CT $105,812

West Mystic, CT $105,969 Yantic, CT $105,950 Ansonia, CT $108,086 Beacon Falls, CT $107,798 Botsford, CT $109,785 Branford, CT $107,071 Cheshire, CT $106,874 Centerbrook, CT $106,533

Chester, CT $106,533 Clinton, CT $106,997 Cobalt, CT $106,243 Colchester, CT $106,140 Cromwell, CT $106,112 Deep River, CT $106,596 Derby, CT $108,580 Killingworth, CT $106,863

Salem, CT $106,061 Durham, CT $106,601 East Haddam, CT $106,295 East Hampton, CT $106,276 Essex, CT $106,440 Guilford, CT $107,167 Haddam, CT $106,499 Hadlyme, CT $106,352

Hawleyville, CT $109,509 Higganum, CT $106,525 Ivoryton, CT $106,554 Madison, CT $107,037 Marion, CT $106,581 Marlborough, CT $106,210 Meriden, CT $106,296 Middlefield, CT $106,375

Middle Haddam, CT $106,317 Middletown, CT $106,251 Milford, CT $110,099 Milldale, CT $106,408 Monroe, CT $111,198 Moodus, CT $106,324 Newtown, CT $109,722 North Branford, CT $107,040

Northford, CT $107,023 North Haven, CT $106,942 North Westchester, CT $106,130 Old Saybrook, CT $106,482 Orange, CT $107,437 Oxford, CT $108,648 Plantsville, CT $106,402 Portland, CT $106,197

Rockfall, CT $106,256 Sandy Hook, CT $109,626 Seymour, CT $108,143 Shelton, CT $110,852 South Britain, CT $109,047 Southbury, CT $109,010 Southington, CT $106,126 Stevenson, CT $111,434

Wallingford, CT $106,839 Stratford, CT $112,972 Westbrook, CT $106,748 New Haven, CT $106,789 East Haven, CT $106,840 Hamden, CT $106,933 West Haven, CT $106,882 Bethany, CT $107,337

Woodbridge, CT $107,108 Willimantic, CT $105,972 Abington, CT $105,818 Amston, CT $106,083 Andover, CT $106,037 Ballouville, CT $105,726 Brooklyn, CT $105,817 Chaplin, CT $105,908

Columbia, CT $106,047 Coventry, CT $105,980 Danielson, CT $105,691 Dayville, CT $105,696 Eastford, CT $105,771 East Killingly, CT $105,590 East Woodstock, CT $105,809 Fabyan, CT $105,810

Grosvenor Dale, CT $105,811 Hampton, CT $105,872 Hebron, CT $106,102 Lebanon, CT $106,008 Mansfield Center, CT $105,916 Mansfield Depot, CT $105,920 North Franklin, CT $105,960 North Grosvenordale, CT $105,818

Pomfret, CT $105,825 Bridgeport, CT $113,267 Trumbull, CT $112,658 Easton, CT $112,595 Waterbury, CT $107,220 Prospect, CT $107,193 Wolcott, CT $106,598 Bantam, CT $107,604

Bethlehem, CT $107,841 Cornwall, CT $107,091 Cornwall Bridge, CT $107,713 Gaylordsville, CT $108,689 Goshen, CT $106,820 Kent, CT $107,930 Lakeside, CT $107,723 Litchfield, CT $107,218

Middlebury, CT $107,969 Morris, CT $107,548 Naugatuck, CT $107,700 New Milford, CT $109,017 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $108,122 Northfield, CT $106,860 Oakville, CT $107,296 Pequabuck, CT $106,474

Plymouth, CT $106,823 Roxbury, CT $108,936 Sherman, CT $109,144 South Kent, CT $108,178 Terryville, CT $106,554 Thomaston, CT $106,987 Torrington, CT $106,519 Harwinton, CT $106,548

Washington, CT $108,352 Washington Depot, CT $108,423 Watertown, CT $107,445 West Cornwall, CT $106,765 Woodbury, CT $108,286 Bethel, CT $109,635 Brookfield, CT $109,461 Cos Cob, CT $114,238

Danbury, CT $109,477 New Fairfield, CT $109,478 Darien, CT $114,205 Fairfield, CT $113,199 Georgetown, CT $112,294 Greenwich, CT $114,152 Greens Farms, CT $113,134 New Canaan, CT $113,727

Norwalk, CT $113,801 Old Greenwich, CT $114,239 Redding Center, CT $111,225 Redding Ridge, CT $111,225 Ridgefield, CT $110,247 Riverside, CT $114,233 Westport, CT $113,135 Weston, CT $112,670

Southport, CT $113,173 Redding, CT $110,977 Wilton, CT $112,784 Stamford, CT $114,265 Bridgewater, CT $109,308

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

Understanding how a Hardware Development 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

$100,922

Average $107,676/year

$114,866

$8,410

Average $8,973/month

$9,572

$1,941

Average $2,071/week

$2,209

$49

Average $52/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$114,866	$9,572	$2,209	$55
Average	$107,676	$8,973	$2,071	$52
25th Percentile	$100,922	$8,410	$1,941	$49

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