Project Manager, R&D Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Project Manager, R&D make in Connecticut?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Manager, R&D in Connecticut is $127,931 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $62.

However, a Project Manager, R&D's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $149,334
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $113,841 to $139,134
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,013

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Project Manager, R&D Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$139,134	$11,595	$2,676	$67
Average	$127,931	$10,661	$2,460	$62
25th Percentile	$113,841	$9,487	$2,189	$55

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Key Factors That Influence Project Manager, R&D Salaries

A Project Manager, R&D'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 Project Manager, R&D Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project Manager, R&D'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): $83,087
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,850
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $127,108
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,178
Expert (over 8 years): $168,851

Levels	Salary
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$83,087
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$103,850
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$127,108
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$143,178
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$168,851

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How Do Project Manager, R&D 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 Project Manager, R&Ds. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $132,540.
California: $132,037.
Massachusetts: $130,277.

District of Columbia $132,540 California $132,037 Massachusetts $130,277 Washington $129,798 New Jersey $129,750 Alaska $129,583 Connecticut $127,931 New York $127,261

Hawaii $125,118 Rhode Island $124,112 Maryland $123,430 Minnesota $122,496 Colorado $122,137 Illinois $122,017 Oregon $121,562 Delaware $121,227

New Hampshire $121,017 Virginia $120,545 Pennsylvania $119,168 Nevada $118,474 North Dakota $118,247 Michigan $117,887 Wisconsin $117,756 Vermont $117,492

Texas $116,762 Maine $116,714 Arizona $116,643 Ohio $116,559 Georgia $115,457 Indiana $114,907 Wyoming $114,799 Utah $114,631

Iowa $114,560 Kansas $113,985 Louisiana $113,817 North Carolina $113,758 Missouri $113,734 Florida $113,267 Montana $113,015 Nebraska $112,776

Kentucky $112,644 South Carolina $112,165 Tennessee $111,866 Idaho $111,746 New Mexico $110,873 Oklahoma $110,681 Alabama $109,975 South Dakota $108,790

Arkansas $108,143 West Virginia $107,796 Mississippi $106,755

Top Paying Cities for Project Manager, R&Ds

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: $125,902
Oneco: $125,577
Avon: $126,142

Old Mystic, CT $125,902 Oneco, CT $125,577 Avon, CT $126,142 Bloomfield, CT $126,214 Windsor, CT $126,218 Bristol, CT $126,205 Burlington, CT $126,198 Broad Brook, CT $125,513

Canaan, CT $125,599 Canton, CT $126,081 Canton Center, CT $126,044 Colebrook, CT $125,603 Collinsville, CT $126,072 East Berlin, CT $126,004 East Canaan, CT $125,740 East Glastonbury, CT $126,215

East Granby, CT $125,530 East Hartland, CT $125,209 East Windsor Hill, CT $126,120 Ellington, CT $125,239 Farmington, CT $126,006 Falls Village, CT $126,029 Glastonbury, CT $126,220 Granby, CT $125,272

Berlin, CT $125,994 Lakeville, CT $126,136 Manchester, CT $126,205 Bolton, CT $126,042 New Britain, CT $125,956 New Hartford, CT $126,176 Norfolk, CT $125,913 North Canton, CT $125,950

North Granby, CT $124,903 Pine Meadow, CT $126,063 Plainville, CT $126,004 Barkhamsted, CT $125,811 Poquonock, CT $126,120 Riverton, CT $125,656 Vernon Rockville, CT $125,871 Rocky Hill, CT $126,079

Salisbury, CT $125,289 Sharon, CT $127,092 Simsbury, CT $126,031 Somers, CT $124,208 Somersville, CT $124,184 South Glastonbury, CT $126,187 South Windsor, CT $126,168 North Windham, CT $125,873

Pomfret Center, CT $125,740 Putnam, CT $125,668 Quinebaug, CT $125,707 Rogers, CT $125,664 Scotland, CT $125,879 South Willington, CT $125,562 South Windham, CT $125,905 South Woodstock, CT $125,727

Storrs Mansfield, CT $125,804 Thompson, CT $125,694 Ashford, CT $125,585 Willington, CT $125,545 Windham, CT $125,886 Woodstock, CT $125,691 Woodstock Valley, CT $125,640 New London, CT $125,908

Baltic, CT $125,878 Canterbury, CT $125,825 Central Village, CT $125,726 East Lyme, CT $125,949 Bozrah, CT $125,892 Gales Ferry, CT $125,899 Gilman, CT $125,917 Mashantucket, CT $125,886

Ledyard, CT $125,897 Groton, CT $125,907 Hanover, CT $125,877 Jewett City, CT $125,871 Montville, CT $125,904 Moosup, CT $125,665 Mystic, CT $125,901 Niantic, CT $125,941

North Stonington, CT $125,840 Norwich, CT $125,872 Preston, CT $125,872 Oakdale, CT $125,938 Old Lyme, CT $126,182 Stafford, CT $125,030 Stafford Springs, CT $125,093 Staffordville, CT $124,912

Suffield, CT $124,089 Taconic, CT $125,749 Tariffville, CT $125,808 Enfield, CT $124,063 Tolland, CT $125,498 Unionville, CT $126,113 East Windsor, CT $125,350 Weatogue, CT $126,148

West Granby, CT $125,540 West Hartland, CT $125,254 West Simsbury, CT $126,016 West Suffield, CT $124,111 Winchester Center, CT $126,029 Windsor Locks, CT $125,354 Winsted, CT $126,017 Hartford, CT $126,327

West Hartford, CT $126,219 East Hartford, CT $126,317 Wethersfield, CT $126,213 Newington, CT $125,981 Plainfield, CT $125,780 Quaker Hill, CT $125,908 South Lyme, CT $126,025 Sterling, CT $125,545

Stonington, CT $125,876 Pawcatuck, CT $125,807 Taftville, CT $125,872 Uncasville, CT $125,899 Versailles, CT $125,865 Voluntown, CT $125,774 Waterford, CT $125,910 Wauregan, CT $125,716

West Mystic, CT $125,903 Yantic, CT $125,880 Ansonia, CT $128,418 Beacon Falls, CT $128,076 Botsford, CT $130,436 Branford, CT $127,213 Cheshire, CT $126,978 Centerbrook, CT $126,573

Chester, CT $126,573 Clinton, CT $127,124 Cobalt, CT $126,229 Colchester, CT $126,107 Cromwell, CT $126,073 Deep River, CT $126,648 Derby, CT $129,005 Killingworth, CT $126,965

Salem, CT $126,012 Durham, CT $126,654 East Haddam, CT $126,291 East Hampton, CT $126,268 Essex, CT $126,462 Guilford, CT $127,326 Haddam, CT $126,533 Hadlyme, CT $126,358

Hawleyville, CT $130,108 Higganum, CT $126,564 Ivoryton, CT $126,599 Madison, CT $127,172 Marion, CT $126,630 Marlborough, CT $126,189 Meriden, CT $126,292 Middlefield, CT $126,385

Middle Haddam, CT $126,316 Middletown, CT $126,238 Milford, CT $130,810 Milldale, CT $126,425 Monroe, CT $132,116 Moodus, CT $126,324 Newtown, CT $130,362 North Branford, CT $127,176

Northford, CT $127,155 North Haven, CT $127,059 North Westchester, CT $126,095 Old Saybrook, CT $126,512 Orange, CT $127,647 Oxford, CT $129,086 Plantsville, CT $126,418 Portland, CT $126,174

Rockfall, CT $126,244 Sandy Hook, CT $130,248 Seymour, CT $128,486 Shelton, CT $131,704 South Britain, CT $129,560 Southbury, CT $129,516 Southington, CT $126,090 Stevenson, CT $132,396

Wallingford, CT $126,936 Stratford, CT $134,224 Westbrook, CT $126,828 New Haven, CT $126,877 East Haven, CT $126,937 Hamden, CT $127,049 West Haven, CT $126,988 Bethany, CT $127,529

Woodbridge, CT $127,256 Willimantic, CT $125,907 Abington, CT $125,723 Amston, CT $126,038 Andover, CT $125,983 Ballouville, CT $125,615 Brooklyn, CT $125,722 Chaplin, CT $125,830

Columbia, CT $125,995 Coventry, CT $125,916 Danielson, CT $125,573 Dayville, CT $125,579 Eastford, CT $125,667 East Killingly, CT $125,453 East Woodstock, CT $125,713 Fabyan, CT $125,714

Grosvenor Dale, CT $125,715 Hampton, CT $125,788 Hebron, CT $126,061 Lebanon, CT $125,950 Mansfield Center, CT $125,840 Mansfield Depot, CT $125,844 North Franklin, CT $125,892 North Grosvenordale, CT $125,723

Pomfret, CT $125,732 Bridgeport, CT $134,573 Trumbull, CT $133,850 Easton, CT $133,775 Waterbury, CT $127,390 Prospect, CT $127,357 Wolcott, CT $126,650 Bantam, CT $127,846

Bethlehem, CT $128,127 Cornwall, CT $127,237 Cornwall Bridge, CT $127,975 Gaylordsville, CT $129,135 Goshen, CT $126,915 Kent, CT $128,233 Lakeside, CT $127,987 Litchfield, CT $127,387

Middlebury, CT $128,279 Morris, CT $127,779 Naugatuck, CT $127,960 New Milford, CT $129,524 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $128,461 Northfield, CT $126,961 Oakville, CT $127,480 Pequabuck, CT $126,503

Plymouth, CT $126,918 Roxbury, CT $129,428 Sherman, CT $129,675 South Kent, CT $128,527 Terryville, CT $126,599 Thomaston, CT $127,112 Torrington, CT $126,557 Harwinton, CT $126,591

Washington, CT $128,734 Washington Depot, CT $128,819 Watertown, CT $127,657 West Cornwall, CT $126,849 Woodbury, CT $128,656 Bethel, CT $130,259 Brookfield, CT $130,052 Cos Cob, CT $135,727

Danbury, CT $130,071 New Fairfield, CT $130,072 Darien, CT $135,688 Fairfield, CT $134,493 Georgetown, CT $133,418 Greenwich, CT $135,626 Greens Farms, CT $134,415 New Canaan, CT $135,120

Norwalk, CT $135,208 Old Greenwich, CT $135,729 Redding Center, CT $132,148 Redding Ridge, CT $132,148 Ridgefield, CT $130,986 Riverside, CT $135,721 Westport, CT $134,417 Weston, CT $133,865

Southport, CT $134,462 Redding, CT $131,852 Wilton, CT $134,000 Stamford, CT $135,760 Bridgewater, CT $129,870

Project Manager, R&D Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Project Manager, R&D'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 June 01, 2026

$113,841

Average $127,931/year

$139,134

$9,487

Average $10,661/month

$11,595

$2,189

Average $2,460/week

$2,676

$55

Average $62/hour

$67

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$139,134	$11,595	$2,676	$67
Average	$127,931	$10,661	$2,460	$62
25th Percentile	$113,841	$9,487	$2,189	$55

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