Network Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Network Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Network Engineer in Connecticut is $101,830 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,636
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $96,839 to $105,393
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $92,295

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Network Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,393	$8,783	$2,027	$51
Average	$101,830	$8,486	$1,958	$49
25th Percentile	$96,839	$8,070	$1,862	$47

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Key Factors That Influence Network Engineer Salaries

A Network 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 Network Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Network 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): $85,134
Early Career (1-2 years): $101,568
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $122,866
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,381
Expert (over 8 years): $165,316

Levels	Salary
Network E... Level Network Engineer	$85,134
Network E... Level Network Engineer	$101,568
Network E... Level Network Engineer	$122,866
Network E... Level Network Engineer	$144,381
Network E... Level Network Engineer	$165,316

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

District of Columbia: $105,499.
California: $105,098.
Massachusetts: $103,698.

District of Columbia $105,499 California $105,098 Massachusetts $103,698 Washington $103,317 New Jersey $103,278 Alaska $103,145 Connecticut $101,830 New York $101,297

Hawaii $99,591 Rhode Island $98,791 Maryland $98,247 Minnesota $97,504 Colorado $97,218 Illinois $97,123 Oregon $96,761 Delaware $96,494

New Hampshire $96,327 Virginia $95,951 Pennsylvania $94,855 Nevada $94,303 North Dakota $94,122 Michigan $93,836 Wisconsin $93,731 Vermont $93,521

Texas $92,940 Maine $92,902 Arizona $92,845 Ohio $92,778 Georgia $91,902 Indiana $91,463 Wyoming $91,377 Utah $91,244

Iowa $91,187 Kansas $90,730 Louisiana $90,596 North Carolina $90,548 Missouri $90,529 Florida $90,158 Montana $89,958 Nebraska $89,767

Kentucky $89,662 South Carolina $89,281 Tennessee $89,043 Idaho $88,948 New Mexico $88,252 Oklahoma $88,100 Alabama $87,538 South Dakota $86,594

Arkansas $86,080 West Virginia $85,803 Mississippi $84,974

Top Paying Cities for Network 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: $101,011
Oneco: $100,820
Avon: $101,468

Old Mystic, CT $101,011 Oneco, CT $100,820 Avon, CT $101,468 Bloomfield, CT $101,468 Windsor, CT $101,468 Bristol, CT $101,163 Burlington, CT $101,096 Broad Brook, CT $101,401

Canaan, CT $99,696 Canton, CT $101,249 Canton Center, CT $101,373 Colebrook, CT $99,620 Collinsville, CT $101,220 East Berlin, CT $101,163 East Canaan, CT $99,896 East Glastonbury, CT $101,468

East Granby, CT $101,439 East Hartland, CT $98,467 East Windsor Hill, CT $101,468 Ellington, CT $101,344 Farmington, CT $101,163 Falls Village, CT $100,334 Glastonbury, CT $101,468 Granby, CT $99,982

Berlin, CT $101,163 Lakeville, CT $100,544 Manchester, CT $101,468 Bolton, CT $101,373 New Britain, CT $101,163 New Hartford, CT $101,096 Norfolk, CT $99,877 North Canton, CT $101,344

North Granby, CT $98,629 Pine Meadow, CT $101,106 Plainville, CT $101,163 Barkhamsted, CT $101,182 Poquonock, CT $101,468 Riverton, CT $100,048 Vernon Rockville, CT $101,373 Rocky Hill, CT $101,163

Salisbury, CT $99,829 Sharon, CT $101,106 Simsbury, CT $101,468 Somers, CT $98,724 Somersville, CT $98,724 South Glastonbury, CT $101,297 South Windsor, CT $101,468 North Windham, CT $100,820

Pomfret Center, CT $99,782 Putnam, CT $99,658 Quinebaug, CT $99,639 Rogers, CT $99,762 Scotland, CT $100,954 South Willington, CT $99,972 South Windham, CT $100,915 South Woodstock, CT $99,629

Storrs Mansfield, CT $100,125 Thompson, CT $99,715 Ashford, CT $99,886 Willington, CT $100,029 Windham, CT $100,915 Woodstock, CT $99,620 Woodstock Valley, CT $99,753 New London, CT $101,011

Baltic, CT $100,982 Canterbury, CT $100,954 Central Village, CT $100,954 East Lyme, CT $101,011 Bozrah, CT $100,982 Gales Ferry, CT $100,982 Gilman, CT $100,982 Mashantucket, CT $101,011

Ledyard, CT $100,982 Groton, CT $101,011 Hanover, CT $100,982 Jewett City, CT $100,982 Montville, CT $101,011 Moosup, CT $100,858 Mystic, CT $101,011 Niantic, CT $101,011

North Stonington, CT $100,982 Norwich, CT $100,982 Preston, CT $100,982 Oakdale, CT $101,011 Old Lyme, CT $100,944 Stafford, CT $98,495 Stafford Springs, CT $98,495 Staffordville, CT $98,533

Suffield, CT $98,752 Taconic, CT $99,677 Tariffville, CT $101,468 Enfield, CT $98,752 Tolland, CT $99,686 Unionville, CT $101,163 East Windsor, CT $101,468 Weatogue, CT $101,468

West Granby, CT $99,905 West Hartland, CT $99,715 West Simsbury, CT $101,439 West Suffield, CT $98,752 Winchester Center, CT $100,287 Windsor Locks, CT $101,439 Winsted, CT $100,258 Hartford, CT $101,468

West Hartford, CT $101,468 East Hartford, CT $101,468 Wethersfield, CT $101,468 Newington, CT $101,163 Plainfield, CT $100,982 Quaker Hill, CT $101,011 South Lyme, CT $101,011 Sterling, CT $100,820

Stonington, CT $100,982 Pawcatuck, CT $100,915 Taftville, CT $100,982 Uncasville, CT $101,011 Versailles, CT $100,982 Voluntown, CT $100,982 Waterford, CT $101,011 Wauregan, CT $100,820

West Mystic, CT $101,011 Yantic, CT $100,982 Ansonia, CT $101,925 Beacon Falls, CT $101,897 Botsford, CT $104,212 Branford, CT $101,925 Cheshire, CT $101,449 Centerbrook, CT $100,820

Chester, CT $100,753 Clinton, CT $101,640 Cobalt, CT $101,106 Colchester, CT $100,792 Cromwell, CT $101,163 Deep River, CT $100,792 Derby, CT $101,925 Killingworth, CT $101,640

Salem, CT $100,915 Durham, CT $101,039 East Haddam, CT $100,734 East Hampton, CT $101,106 Essex, CT $100,849 Guilford, CT $101,830 Haddam, CT $100,734 Hadlyme, CT $100,915

Hawleyville, CT $104,212 Higganum, CT $100,944 Ivoryton, CT $100,792 Madison, CT $101,668 Marion, CT $101,135 Marlborough, CT $101,306 Meriden, CT $101,163 Middlefield, CT $101,096

Middle Haddam, CT $101,106 Middletown, CT $101,135 Milford, CT $107,709 Milldale, CT $101,163 Monroe, CT $107,642 Moodus, CT $100,801 Newtown, CT $104,212 North Branford, CT $101,925

Northford, CT $101,925 North Haven, CT $101,925 North Westchester, CT $100,792 Old Saybrook, CT $100,887 Orange, CT $101,925 Oxford, CT $101,859 Plantsville, CT $101,163 Portland, CT $101,163

Rockfall, CT $101,163 Sandy Hook, CT $104,146 Seymour, CT $101,925 Shelton, CT $107,709 South Britain, CT $104,117 Southbury, CT $104,088 Southington, CT $101,163 Stevenson, CT $107,709

Wallingford, CT $101,897 Stratford, CT $107,709 Westbrook, CT $100,753 New Haven, CT $101,925 East Haven, CT $101,925 Hamden, CT $101,925 West Haven, CT $101,925 Bethany, CT $101,925

Woodbridge, CT $101,925 Willimantic, CT $100,858 Abington, CT $99,820 Amston, CT $100,954 Andover, CT $101,277 Ballouville, CT $99,705 Brooklyn, CT $100,792 Chaplin, CT $100,725

Columbia, CT $100,763 Coventry, CT $101,182 Danielson, CT $100,696 Dayville, CT $99,762 Eastford, CT $99,791 East Killingly, CT $98,428 East Woodstock, CT $99,600 Fabyan, CT $99,639

Grosvenor Dale, CT $99,620 Hampton, CT $100,792 Hebron, CT $100,954 Lebanon, CT $100,887 Mansfield Center, CT $100,763 Mansfield Depot, CT $100,725 North Franklin, CT $100,982 North Grosvenordale, CT $99,610

Pomfret, CT $99,677 Bridgeport, CT $107,709 Trumbull, CT $107,709 Easton, CT $107,709 Waterbury, CT $100,973 Prospect, CT $101,830 Wolcott, CT $101,135 Bantam, CT $102,097

Bethlehem, CT $103,898 Cornwall, CT $101,249 Cornwall Bridge, CT $101,601 Gaylordsville, CT $104,050 Goshen, CT $101,020 Kent, CT $103,898 Lakeside, CT $102,354 Litchfield, CT $101,802

Middlebury, CT $102,802 Morris, CT $102,211 Naugatuck, CT $101,802 New Milford, CT $104,184 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $103,898 Northfield, CT $100,906 Oakville, CT $100,944 Pequabuck, CT $101,096

Plymouth, CT $101,039 Roxbury, CT $104,146 Sherman, CT $104,184 South Kent, CT $103,955 Terryville, CT $101,096 Thomaston, CT $101,001 Torrington, CT $101,068 Harwinton, CT $100,973

Washington, CT $103,993 Washington Depot, CT $103,993 Watertown, CT $100,906 West Cornwall, CT $100,954 Woodbury, CT $103,993 Bethel, CT $104,212 Brookfield, CT $104,212 Cos Cob, CT $108,614

Danbury, CT $104,212 New Fairfield, CT $104,212 Darien, CT $108,614 Fairfield, CT $107,709 Georgetown, CT $105,880 Greenwich, CT $108,614 Greens Farms, CT $107,709 New Canaan, CT $108,614

Norwalk, CT $108,614 Old Greenwich, CT $108,614 Redding Center, CT $104,212 Redding Ridge, CT $104,212 Ridgefield, CT $104,184 Riverside, CT $108,614 Westport, CT $107,709 Weston, CT $107,709

Southport, CT $107,709 Redding, CT $104,212 Wilton, CT $108,128 Stamford, CT $108,614 Bridgewater, CT $104,212

Network Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Network 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 March 01, 2026

$96,839

Average $101,830/year

$105,393

$8,070

Average $8,486/month

$8,783

$1,862

Average $1,958/week

$2,027

$47

Average $49/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,393	$8,783	$2,027	$51
Average	$101,830	$8,486	$1,958	$49
25th Percentile	$96,839	$8,070	$1,862	$47

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