Aerospace Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Aerospace Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Aerospace Engineer in Connecticut is $122,392 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $138,092
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $114,728 to $130,610
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $107,751

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Aerospace Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,610	$10,884	$2,512	$63
Average	$122,392	$10,199	$2,354	$59
25th Percentile	$114,728	$9,561	$2,206	$55

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Key Factors That Influence Aerospace Engineer Salaries

An Aerospace 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 Aerospace Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Aerospace 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): $86,809
Early Career (1-2 years): $104,216
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,680
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $152,687
Expert (over 8 years): $176,339

Levels	Salary
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$86,809
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$104,216
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$120,680
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$152,687
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$176,339

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

District of Columbia: $126,801.
California: $126,320.
Massachusetts: $124,636.

District of Columbia $126,801 California $126,320 Massachusetts $124,636 Washington $124,178 New Jersey $124,133 Alaska $123,972 Connecticut $122,392 New York $121,750

Hawaii $119,700 Rhode Island $118,738 Maryland $118,086 Minnesota $117,192 Colorado $116,849 Illinois $116,734 Oregon $116,299 Delaware $115,978

New Hampshire $115,777 Virginia $115,326 Pennsylvania $114,009 Nevada $113,344 North Dakota $113,127 Michigan $112,783 Wisconsin $112,657 Vermont $112,405

Texas $111,707 Maine $111,661 Arizona $111,592 Ohio $111,512 Georgia $110,458 Indiana $109,932 Wyoming $109,829 Utah $109,668

Iowa $109,599 Kansas $109,050 Louisiana $108,889 North Carolina $108,832 Missouri $108,809 Florida $108,363 Montana $108,122 Nebraska $107,893

Kentucky $107,767 South Carolina $107,309 Tennessee $107,023 Idaho $106,908 New Mexico $106,072 Oklahoma $105,889 Alabama $105,213 South Dakota $104,079

Arkansas $103,461 West Virginia $103,129 Mississippi $102,133

Top Paying Cities for Aerospace 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: $121,407
Oneco: $121,178
Avon: $121,957

Old Mystic, CT $121,407 Oneco, CT $121,178 Avon, CT $121,957 Bloomfield, CT $121,957 Windsor, CT $121,957 Bristol, CT $121,590 Burlington, CT $121,510 Broad Brook, CT $121,876

Canaan, CT $119,826 Canton, CT $121,693 Canton Center, CT $121,842 Colebrook, CT $119,735 Collinsville, CT $121,659 East Berlin, CT $121,590 East Canaan, CT $120,067 East Glastonbury, CT $121,957

East Granby, CT $121,922 East Hartland, CT $118,349 East Windsor Hill, CT $121,957 Ellington, CT $121,808 Farmington, CT $121,590 Falls Village, CT $120,594 Glastonbury, CT $121,957 Granby, CT $120,170

Berlin, CT $121,590 Lakeville, CT $120,846 Manchester, CT $121,957 Bolton, CT $121,842 New Britain, CT $121,590 New Hartford, CT $121,510 Norfolk, CT $120,044 North Canton, CT $121,808

North Granby, CT $118,544 Pine Meadow, CT $121,521 Plainville, CT $121,590 Barkhamsted, CT $121,613 Poquonock, CT $121,957 Riverton, CT $120,250 Vernon Rockville, CT $121,842 Rocky Hill, CT $121,590

Salisbury, CT $119,987 Sharon, CT $121,521 Simsbury, CT $121,957 Somers, CT $118,658 Somersville, CT $118,658 South Glastonbury, CT $121,750 South Windsor, CT $121,957 North Windham, CT $121,178

Pomfret Center, CT $119,930 Putnam, CT $119,781 Quinebaug, CT $119,758 Rogers, CT $119,907 Scotland, CT $121,338 South Willington, CT $120,159 South Windham, CT $121,292 South Woodstock, CT $119,746

Storrs Mansfield, CT $120,342 Thompson, CT $119,849 Ashford, CT $120,056 Willington, CT $120,227 Windham, CT $121,292 Woodstock, CT $119,735 Woodstock Valley, CT $119,895 New London, CT $121,407

Baltic, CT $121,373 Canterbury, CT $121,338 Central Village, CT $121,338 East Lyme, CT $121,407 Bozrah, CT $121,373 Gales Ferry, CT $121,373 Gilman, CT $121,373 Mashantucket, CT $121,407

Ledyard, CT $121,373 Groton, CT $121,407 Hanover, CT $121,373 Jewett City, CT $121,373 Montville, CT $121,407 Moosup, CT $121,224 Mystic, CT $121,407 Niantic, CT $121,407

North Stonington, CT $121,373 Norwich, CT $121,373 Preston, CT $121,373 Oakdale, CT $121,407 Old Lyme, CT $121,327 Stafford, CT $118,383 Stafford Springs, CT $118,383 Staffordville, CT $118,429

Suffield, CT $118,693 Taconic, CT $119,804 Tariffville, CT $121,957 Enfield, CT $118,693 Tolland, CT $119,815 Unionville, CT $121,590 East Windsor, CT $121,957 Weatogue, CT $121,957

West Granby, CT $120,078 West Hartland, CT $119,849 West Simsbury, CT $121,922 West Suffield, CT $118,693 Winchester Center, CT $120,537 Windsor Locks, CT $121,922 Winsted, CT $120,502 Hartford, CT $121,957

West Hartford, CT $121,957 East Hartford, CT $121,957 Wethersfield, CT $121,957 Newington, CT $121,590 Plainfield, CT $121,373 Quaker Hill, CT $121,407 South Lyme, CT $121,407 Sterling, CT $121,178

Stonington, CT $121,373 Pawcatuck, CT $121,292 Taftville, CT $121,373 Uncasville, CT $121,407 Versailles, CT $121,373 Voluntown, CT $121,373 Waterford, CT $121,407 Wauregan, CT $121,178

West Mystic, CT $121,407 Yantic, CT $121,373 Ansonia, CT $122,506 Beacon Falls, CT $122,472 Botsford, CT $125,255 Branford, CT $122,506 Cheshire, CT $121,934 Centerbrook, CT $121,178

Chester, CT $121,098 Clinton, CT $122,163 Cobalt, CT $121,521 Colchester, CT $121,143 Cromwell, CT $121,590 Deep River, CT $121,143 Derby, CT $122,506 Killingworth, CT $122,163

Salem, CT $121,292 Durham, CT $121,441 East Haddam, CT $121,075 East Hampton, CT $121,521 Essex, CT $121,212 Guilford, CT $122,392 Haddam, CT $121,075 Hadlyme, CT $121,292

Hawleyville, CT $125,255 Higganum, CT $121,327 Ivoryton, CT $121,143 Madison, CT $122,197 Marion, CT $121,556 Marlborough, CT $121,762 Meriden, CT $121,590 Middlefield, CT $121,510

Middle Haddam, CT $121,521 Middletown, CT $121,556 Milford, CT $129,458 Milldale, CT $121,590 Monroe, CT $129,378 Moodus, CT $121,155 Newtown, CT $125,255 North Branford, CT $122,506

Northford, CT $122,506 North Haven, CT $122,506 North Westchester, CT $121,143 Old Saybrook, CT $121,258 Orange, CT $122,506 Oxford, CT $122,426 Plantsville, CT $121,590 Portland, CT $121,590

Rockfall, CT $121,590 Sandy Hook, CT $125,175 Seymour, CT $122,506 Shelton, CT $129,458 South Britain, CT $125,140 Southbury, CT $125,106 Southington, CT $121,590 Stevenson, CT $129,458

Wallingford, CT $122,472 Stratford, CT $129,458 Westbrook, CT $121,098 New Haven, CT $122,506 East Haven, CT $122,506 Hamden, CT $122,506 West Haven, CT $122,506 Bethany, CT $122,506

Woodbridge, CT $122,506 Willimantic, CT $121,224 Abington, CT $119,975 Amston, CT $121,338 Andover, CT $121,728 Ballouville, CT $119,838 Brooklyn, CT $121,143 Chaplin, CT $121,063

Columbia, CT $121,109 Coventry, CT $121,613 Danielson, CT $121,029 Dayville, CT $119,907 Eastford, CT $119,941 East Killingly, CT $118,303 East Woodstock, CT $119,712 Fabyan, CT $119,758

Grosvenor Dale, CT $119,735 Hampton, CT $121,143 Hebron, CT $121,338 Lebanon, CT $121,258 Mansfield Center, CT $121,109 Mansfield Depot, CT $121,063 North Franklin, CT $121,373 North Grosvenordale, CT $119,723

Pomfret, CT $119,804 Bridgeport, CT $129,458 Trumbull, CT $129,458 Easton, CT $129,458 Waterbury, CT $121,361 Prospect, CT $122,392 Wolcott, CT $121,556 Bantam, CT $122,712

Bethlehem, CT $124,877 Cornwall, CT $121,693 Cornwall Bridge, CT $122,117 Gaylordsville, CT $125,060 Goshen, CT $121,418 Kent, CT $124,877 Lakeside, CT $123,022 Litchfield, CT $122,357

Middlebury, CT $123,560 Morris, CT $122,850 Naugatuck, CT $122,357 New Milford, CT $125,221 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $124,877 Northfield, CT $121,281 Oakville, CT $121,327 Pequabuck, CT $121,510

Plymouth, CT $121,441 Roxbury, CT $125,175 Sherman, CT $125,221 South Kent, CT $124,946 Terryville, CT $121,510 Thomaston, CT $121,395 Torrington, CT $121,476 Harwinton, CT $121,361

Washington, CT $124,991 Washington Depot, CT $124,991 Watertown, CT $121,281 West Cornwall, CT $121,338 Woodbury, CT $124,991 Bethel, CT $125,255 Brookfield, CT $125,255 Cos Cob, CT $130,546

Danbury, CT $125,255 New Fairfield, CT $125,255 Darien, CT $130,546 Fairfield, CT $129,458 Georgetown, CT $127,259 Greenwich, CT $130,546 Greens Farms, CT $129,458 New Canaan, CT $130,546

Norwalk, CT $130,546 Old Greenwich, CT $130,546 Redding Center, CT $125,255 Redding Ridge, CT $125,255 Ridgefield, CT $125,221 Riverside, CT $130,546 Westport, CT $129,458 Weston, CT $129,458

Southport, CT $129,458 Redding, CT $125,255 Wilton, CT $129,962 Stamford, CT $130,546 Bridgewater, CT $125,255

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

Understanding how an Aerospace 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

$114,728

Average $122,392/year

$130,610

$9,561

Average $10,199/month

$10,884

$2,206

Average $2,354/week

$2,512

$55

Average $59/hour

$63

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,610	$10,884	$2,512	$63
Average	$122,392	$10,199	$2,354	$59
25th Percentile	$114,728	$9,561	$2,206	$55

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