Hardware Test Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Hardware Test Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Test Engineer in Connecticut is $120,823 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $58.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $141,499
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $112,099 to $131,646
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $104,157

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Hardware Test Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$131,646	$10,970	$2,532	$63
Average	$120,823	$10,069	$2,324	$58
25th Percentile	$112,099	$9,342	$2,156	$54

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Test Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Test 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 Test Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Test 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): $86,586
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,512
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,027
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,786
Expert (over 8 years): $172,109

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$86,586
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$103,512
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$120,027
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$145,786
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$172,109

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

District of Columbia: $125,176.
California: $124,701.
Massachusetts: $123,039.

District of Columbia $125,176 California $124,701 Massachusetts $123,039 Washington $122,587 New Jersey $122,541 Alaska $122,383 Connecticut $120,823 New York $120,190

Hawaii $118,166 Rhode Island $117,216 Maryland $116,572 Minnesota $115,690 Colorado $115,351 Illinois $115,238 Oregon $114,808 Delaware $114,492

New Hampshire $114,293 Virginia $113,847 Pennsylvania $112,547 Nevada $111,892 North Dakota $111,677 Michigan $111,338 Wisconsin $111,213 Vermont $110,964

Texas $110,275 Maine $110,230 Arizona $110,162 Ohio $110,083 Georgia $109,043 Indiana $108,522 Wyoming $108,421 Utah $108,262

Iowa $108,195 Kansas $107,652 Louisiana $107,494 North Carolina $107,437 Missouri $107,415 Florida $106,974 Montana $106,736 Nebraska $106,510

Kentucky $106,386 South Carolina $105,933 Tennessee $105,651 Idaho $105,538 New Mexico $104,712 Oklahoma $104,532 Alabama $103,865 South Dakota $102,745

Arkansas $102,135 West Virginia $101,807 Mississippi $100,823

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Test 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: $119,851
Oneco: $119,625
Avon: $120,393

Old Mystic, CT $119,851 Oneco, CT $119,625 Avon, CT $120,393 Bloomfield, CT $120,393 Windsor, CT $120,393 Bristol, CT $120,032 Burlington, CT $119,952 Broad Brook, CT $120,314

Canaan, CT $118,290 Canton, CT $120,133 Canton Center, CT $120,280 Colebrook, CT $118,200 Collinsville, CT $120,099 East Berlin, CT $120,032 East Canaan, CT $118,528 East Glastonbury, CT $120,393

East Granby, CT $120,359 East Hartland, CT $116,832 East Windsor Hill, CT $120,393 Ellington, CT $120,246 Farmington, CT $120,032 Falls Village, CT $119,048 Glastonbury, CT $120,393 Granby, CT $118,630

Berlin, CT $120,032 Lakeville, CT $119,297 Manchester, CT $120,393 Bolton, CT $120,280 New Britain, CT $120,032 New Hartford, CT $119,952 Norfolk, CT $118,505 North Canton, CT $120,246

North Granby, CT $117,024 Pine Meadow, CT $119,964 Plainville, CT $120,032 Barkhamsted, CT $120,054 Poquonock, CT $120,393 Riverton, CT $118,709 Vernon Rockville, CT $120,280 Rocky Hill, CT $120,032

Salisbury, CT $118,449 Sharon, CT $119,964 Simsbury, CT $120,393 Somers, CT $117,137 Somersville, CT $117,137 South Glastonbury, CT $120,190 South Windsor, CT $120,393 North Windham, CT $119,625

Pomfret Center, CT $118,392 Putnam, CT $118,245 Quinebaug, CT $118,223 Rogers, CT $118,370 Scotland, CT $119,783 South Willington, CT $118,618 South Windham, CT $119,738 South Woodstock, CT $118,211

Storrs Mansfield, CT $118,799 Thompson, CT $118,313 Ashford, CT $118,517 Willington, CT $118,686 Windham, CT $119,738 Woodstock, CT $118,200 Woodstock Valley, CT $118,358 New London, CT $119,851

Baltic, CT $119,817 Canterbury, CT $119,783 Central Village, CT $119,783 East Lyme, CT $119,851 Bozrah, CT $119,817 Gales Ferry, CT $119,817 Gilman, CT $119,817 Mashantucket, CT $119,851

Ledyard, CT $119,817 Groton, CT $119,851 Hanover, CT $119,817 Jewett City, CT $119,817 Montville, CT $119,851 Moosup, CT $119,670 Mystic, CT $119,851 Niantic, CT $119,851

North Stonington, CT $119,817 Norwich, CT $119,817 Preston, CT $119,817 Oakdale, CT $119,851 Old Lyme, CT $119,772 Stafford, CT $116,866 Stafford Springs, CT $116,866 Staffordville, CT $116,911

Suffield, CT $117,171 Taconic, CT $118,268 Tariffville, CT $120,393 Enfield, CT $117,171 Tolland, CT $118,279 Unionville, CT $120,032 East Windsor, CT $120,393 Weatogue, CT $120,393

West Granby, CT $118,539 West Hartland, CT $118,313 West Simsbury, CT $120,359 West Suffield, CT $117,171 Winchester Center, CT $118,991 Windsor Locks, CT $120,359 Winsted, CT $118,958 Hartford, CT $120,393

West Hartford, CT $120,393 East Hartford, CT $120,393 Wethersfield, CT $120,393 Newington, CT $120,032 Plainfield, CT $119,817 Quaker Hill, CT $119,851 South Lyme, CT $119,851 Sterling, CT $119,625

Stonington, CT $119,817 Pawcatuck, CT $119,738 Taftville, CT $119,817 Uncasville, CT $119,851 Versailles, CT $119,817 Voluntown, CT $119,817 Waterford, CT $119,851 Wauregan, CT $119,625

West Mystic, CT $119,851 Yantic, CT $119,817 Ansonia, CT $120,936 Beacon Falls, CT $120,902 Botsford, CT $123,649 Branford, CT $120,936 Cheshire, CT $120,371 Centerbrook, CT $119,625

Chester, CT $119,545 Clinton, CT $120,597 Cobalt, CT $119,964 Colchester, CT $119,591 Cromwell, CT $120,032 Deep River, CT $119,591 Derby, CT $120,936 Killingworth, CT $120,597

Salem, CT $119,738 Durham, CT $119,885 East Haddam, CT $119,523 East Hampton, CT $119,964 Essex, CT $119,658 Guilford, CT $120,823 Haddam, CT $119,523 Hadlyme, CT $119,738

Hawleyville, CT $123,649 Higganum, CT $119,772 Ivoryton, CT $119,591 Madison, CT $120,631 Marion, CT $119,998 Marlborough, CT $120,201 Meriden, CT $120,032 Middlefield, CT $119,952

Middle Haddam, CT $119,964 Middletown, CT $119,998 Milford, CT $127,799 Milldale, CT $120,032 Monroe, CT $127,719 Moodus, CT $119,602 Newtown, CT $123,649 North Branford, CT $120,936

Northford, CT $120,936 North Haven, CT $120,936 North Westchester, CT $119,591 Old Saybrook, CT $119,704 Orange, CT $120,936 Oxford, CT $120,857 Plantsville, CT $120,032 Portland, CT $120,032

Rockfall, CT $120,032 Sandy Hook, CT $123,570 Seymour, CT $120,936 Shelton, CT $127,799 South Britain, CT $123,536 Southbury, CT $123,502 Southington, CT $120,032 Stevenson, CT $127,799

Wallingford, CT $120,902 Stratford, CT $127,799 Westbrook, CT $119,545 New Haven, CT $120,936 East Haven, CT $120,936 Hamden, CT $120,936 West Haven, CT $120,936 Bethany, CT $120,936

Woodbridge, CT $120,936 Willimantic, CT $119,670 Abington, CT $118,437 Amston, CT $119,783 Andover, CT $120,167 Ballouville, CT $118,302 Brooklyn, CT $119,591 Chaplin, CT $119,511

Columbia, CT $119,557 Coventry, CT $120,054 Danielson, CT $119,478 Dayville, CT $118,370 Eastford, CT $118,404 East Killingly, CT $116,787 East Woodstock, CT $118,177 Fabyan, CT $118,223

Grosvenor Dale, CT $118,200 Hampton, CT $119,591 Hebron, CT $119,783 Lebanon, CT $119,704 Mansfield Center, CT $119,557 Mansfield Depot, CT $119,511 North Franklin, CT $119,817 North Grosvenordale, CT $118,189

Pomfret, CT $118,268 Bridgeport, CT $127,799 Trumbull, CT $127,799 Easton, CT $127,799 Waterbury, CT $119,805 Prospect, CT $120,823 Wolcott, CT $119,998 Bantam, CT $121,140

Bethlehem, CT $123,276 Cornwall, CT $120,133 Cornwall Bridge, CT $120,552 Gaylordsville, CT $123,457 Goshen, CT $119,862 Kent, CT $123,276 Lakeside, CT $121,445 Litchfield, CT $120,789

Middlebury, CT $121,976 Morris, CT $121,275 Naugatuck, CT $120,789 New Milford, CT $123,615 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $123,276 Northfield, CT $119,726 Oakville, CT $119,772 Pequabuck, CT $119,952

Plymouth, CT $119,885 Roxbury, CT $123,570 Sherman, CT $123,615 South Kent, CT $123,344 Terryville, CT $119,952 Thomaston, CT $119,839 Torrington, CT $119,918 Harwinton, CT $119,805

Washington, CT $123,389 Washington Depot, CT $123,389 Watertown, CT $119,726 West Cornwall, CT $119,783 Woodbury, CT $123,389 Bethel, CT $123,649 Brookfield, CT $123,649 Cos Cob, CT $128,873

Danbury, CT $123,649 New Fairfield, CT $123,649 Darien, CT $128,873 Fairfield, CT $127,799 Georgetown, CT $125,628 Greenwich, CT $128,873 Greens Farms, CT $127,799 New Canaan, CT $128,873

Norwalk, CT $128,873 Old Greenwich, CT $128,873 Redding Center, CT $123,649 Redding Ridge, CT $123,649 Ridgefield, CT $123,615 Riverside, CT $128,873 Westport, CT $127,799 Weston, CT $127,799

Southport, CT $127,799 Redding, CT $123,649 Wilton, CT $128,296 Stamford, CT $128,873 Bridgewater, CT $123,649

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

Understanding how a Hardware Test 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 April 01, 2026

$112,099

Average $120,823/year

$131,646

$9,342

Average $10,069/month

$10,970

$2,156

Average $2,324/week

$2,532

$54

Average $58/hour

$63

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$131,646	$10,970	$2,532	$63
Average	$120,823	$10,069	$2,324	$58
25th Percentile	$112,099	$9,342	$2,156	$54

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