Packaging Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Packaging Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Packaging Engineer in Connecticut is $112,308 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $54.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $134,472
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $102,261 to $123,909
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $93,114

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Packaging Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,909	$10,326	$2,383	$60
Average	$112,308	$9,359	$2,160	$54
25th Percentile	$102,261	$8,522	$1,967	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Packaging Engineer Salaries

A Packaging 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 Packaging Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Packaging 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): $82,300
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,837
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,454
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,324
Expert (over 8 years): $172,266

Levels	Salary
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$82,300
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$93,837
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$111,454
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$137,324
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$172,266

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

District of Columbia: $116,353.
California: $115,912.
Massachusetts: $114,367.

District of Columbia $116,353 California $115,912 Massachusetts $114,367 Washington $113,947 New Jersey $113,905 Alaska $113,758 Connecticut $112,308 New York $111,719

Hawaii $109,838 Rhode Island $108,955 Maryland $108,356 Minnesota $107,537 Colorado $107,221 Illinois $107,116 Oregon $106,717 Delaware $106,423

New Hampshire $106,238 Virginia $105,824 Pennsylvania $104,615 Nevada $104,006 North Dakota $103,806 Michigan $103,491 Wisconsin $103,375 Vermont $103,144

Texas $102,503 Maine $102,461 Arizona $102,398 Ohio $102,324 Georgia $101,357 Indiana $100,874 Wyoming $100,779 Utah $100,632

Iowa $100,569 Kansas $100,065 Louisiana $99,918 North Carolina $99,865 Missouri $99,844 Florida $99,434 Montana $99,214 Nebraska $99,003

Kentucky $98,888 South Carolina $98,467 Tennessee $98,205 Idaho $98,100 New Mexico $97,333 Oklahoma $97,164 Alabama $96,544 South Dakota $95,504

Arkansas $94,936 West Virginia $94,632 Mississippi $93,717

Top Paying Cities for Packaging 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: $111,404
Oneco: $111,194
Avon: $111,908

Old Mystic, CT $111,404 Oneco, CT $111,194 Avon, CT $111,908 Bloomfield, CT $111,908 Windsor, CT $111,908 Bristol, CT $111,572 Burlington, CT $111,498 Broad Brook, CT $111,835

Canaan, CT $109,954 Canton, CT $111,667 Canton Center, CT $111,803 Colebrook, CT $109,870 Collinsville, CT $111,635 East Berlin, CT $111,572 East Canaan, CT $110,174 East Glastonbury, CT $111,908

East Granby, CT $111,877 East Hartland, CT $108,598 East Windsor Hill, CT $111,908 Ellington, CT $111,772 Farmington, CT $111,572 Falls Village, CT $110,658 Glastonbury, CT $111,908 Granby, CT $110,269

Berlin, CT $111,572 Lakeville, CT $110,889 Manchester, CT $111,908 Bolton, CT $111,803 New Britain, CT $111,572 New Hartford, CT $111,498 Norfolk, CT $110,153 North Canton, CT $111,772

North Granby, CT $108,777 Pine Meadow, CT $111,509 Plainville, CT $111,572 Barkhamsted, CT $111,593 Poquonock, CT $111,908 Riverton, CT $110,342 Vernon Rockville, CT $111,803 Rocky Hill, CT $111,572

Salisbury, CT $110,101 Sharon, CT $111,509 Simsbury, CT $111,908 Somers, CT $108,882 Somersville, CT $108,882 South Glastonbury, CT $111,719 South Windsor, CT $111,908 North Windham, CT $111,194

Pomfret Center, CT $110,048 Putnam, CT $109,912 Quinebaug, CT $109,891 Rogers, CT $110,027 Scotland, CT $111,341 South Willington, CT $110,258 South Windham, CT $111,299 South Woodstock, CT $109,880

Storrs Mansfield, CT $110,426 Thompson, CT $109,975 Ashford, CT $110,164 Willington, CT $110,321 Windham, CT $111,299 Woodstock, CT $109,870 Woodstock Valley, CT $110,017 New London, CT $111,404

Baltic, CT $111,372 Canterbury, CT $111,341 Central Village, CT $111,341 East Lyme, CT $111,404 Bozrah, CT $111,372 Gales Ferry, CT $111,372 Gilman, CT $111,372 Mashantucket, CT $111,404

Ledyard, CT $111,372 Groton, CT $111,404 Hanover, CT $111,372 Jewett City, CT $111,372 Montville, CT $111,404 Moosup, CT $111,236 Mystic, CT $111,404 Niantic, CT $111,404

North Stonington, CT $111,372 Norwich, CT $111,372 Preston, CT $111,372 Oakdale, CT $111,404 Old Lyme, CT $111,330 Stafford, CT $108,629 Stafford Springs, CT $108,629 Staffordville, CT $108,672

Suffield, CT $108,913 Taconic, CT $109,933 Tariffville, CT $111,908 Enfield, CT $108,913 Tolland, CT $109,943 Unionville, CT $111,572 East Windsor, CT $111,908 Weatogue, CT $111,908

West Granby, CT $110,185 West Hartland, CT $109,975 West Simsbury, CT $111,877 West Suffield, CT $108,913 Winchester Center, CT $110,605 Windsor Locks, CT $111,877 Winsted, CT $110,574 Hartford, CT $111,908

West Hartford, CT $111,908 East Hartford, CT $111,908 Wethersfield, CT $111,908 Newington, CT $111,572 Plainfield, CT $111,372 Quaker Hill, CT $111,404 South Lyme, CT $111,404 Sterling, CT $111,194

Stonington, CT $111,372 Pawcatuck, CT $111,299 Taftville, CT $111,372 Uncasville, CT $111,404 Versailles, CT $111,372 Voluntown, CT $111,372 Waterford, CT $111,404 Wauregan, CT $111,194

West Mystic, CT $111,404 Yantic, CT $111,372 Ansonia, CT $112,413 Beacon Falls, CT $112,381 Botsford, CT $114,935 Branford, CT $112,413 Cheshire, CT $111,887 Centerbrook, CT $111,194

Chester, CT $111,120 Clinton, CT $112,097 Cobalt, CT $111,509 Colchester, CT $111,162 Cromwell, CT $111,572 Deep River, CT $111,162 Derby, CT $112,413 Killingworth, CT $112,097

Salem, CT $111,299 Durham, CT $111,435 East Haddam, CT $111,099 East Hampton, CT $111,509 Essex, CT $111,225 Guilford, CT $112,308 Haddam, CT $111,099 Hadlyme, CT $111,299

Hawleyville, CT $114,935 Higganum, CT $111,330 Ivoryton, CT $111,162 Madison, CT $112,129 Marion, CT $111,540 Marlborough, CT $111,730 Meriden, CT $111,572 Middlefield, CT $111,498

Middle Haddam, CT $111,509 Middletown, CT $111,540 Milford, CT $118,791 Milldale, CT $111,572 Monroe, CT $118,718 Moodus, CT $111,173 Newtown, CT $114,935 North Branford, CT $112,413

Northford, CT $112,413 North Haven, CT $112,413 North Westchester, CT $111,162 Old Saybrook, CT $111,267 Orange, CT $112,413 Oxford, CT $112,339 Plantsville, CT $111,572 Portland, CT $111,572

Rockfall, CT $111,572 Sandy Hook, CT $114,861 Seymour, CT $112,413 Shelton, CT $118,791 South Britain, CT $114,830 Southbury, CT $114,798 Southington, CT $111,572 Stevenson, CT $118,791

Wallingford, CT $112,381 Stratford, CT $118,791 Westbrook, CT $111,120 New Haven, CT $112,413 East Haven, CT $112,413 Hamden, CT $112,413 West Haven, CT $112,413 Bethany, CT $112,413

Woodbridge, CT $112,413 Willimantic, CT $111,236 Abington, CT $110,090 Amston, CT $111,341 Andover, CT $111,698 Ballouville, CT $109,964 Brooklyn, CT $111,162 Chaplin, CT $111,089

Columbia, CT $111,131 Coventry, CT $111,593 Danielson, CT $111,057 Dayville, CT $110,027 Eastford, CT $110,059 East Killingly, CT $108,556 East Woodstock, CT $109,848 Fabyan, CT $109,891

Grosvenor Dale, CT $109,870 Hampton, CT $111,162 Hebron, CT $111,341 Lebanon, CT $111,267 Mansfield Center, CT $111,131 Mansfield Depot, CT $111,089 North Franklin, CT $111,372 North Grosvenordale, CT $109,859

Pomfret, CT $109,933 Bridgeport, CT $118,791 Trumbull, CT $118,791 Easton, CT $118,791 Waterbury, CT $111,362 Prospect, CT $112,308 Wolcott, CT $111,540 Bantam, CT $112,602

Bethlehem, CT $114,588 Cornwall, CT $111,667 Cornwall Bridge, CT $112,055 Gaylordsville, CT $114,756 Goshen, CT $111,414 Kent, CT $114,588 Lakeside, CT $112,886 Litchfield, CT $112,276

Middlebury, CT $113,379 Morris, CT $112,728 Naugatuck, CT $112,276 New Milford, CT $114,903 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $114,588 Northfield, CT $111,288 Oakville, CT $111,330 Pequabuck, CT $111,498

Plymouth, CT $111,435 Roxbury, CT $114,861 Sherman, CT $114,903 South Kent, CT $114,651 Terryville, CT $111,498 Thomaston, CT $111,393 Torrington, CT $111,467 Harwinton, CT $111,362

Washington, CT $114,693 Washington Depot, CT $114,693 Watertown, CT $111,288 West Cornwall, CT $111,341 Woodbury, CT $114,693 Bethel, CT $114,935 Brookfield, CT $114,935 Cos Cob, CT $119,790

Danbury, CT $114,935 New Fairfield, CT $114,935 Darien, CT $119,790 Fairfield, CT $118,791 Georgetown, CT $116,774 Greenwich, CT $119,790 Greens Farms, CT $118,791 New Canaan, CT $119,790

Norwalk, CT $119,790 Old Greenwich, CT $119,790 Redding Center, CT $114,935 Redding Ridge, CT $114,935 Ridgefield, CT $114,903 Riverside, CT $119,790 Westport, CT $118,791 Weston, CT $118,791

Southport, CT $118,791 Redding, CT $114,935 Wilton, CT $119,254 Stamford, CT $119,790 Bridgewater, CT $114,935

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

Understanding how a Packaging 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

$102,261

Average $112,308/year

$123,909

$8,522

Average $9,359/month

$10,326

$1,967

Average $2,160/week

$2,383

$49

Average $54/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,909	$10,326	$2,383	$60
Average	$112,308	$9,359	$2,160	$54
25th Percentile	$102,261	$8,522	$1,967	$49

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