Employee Relations Assistant Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Employee Relations Assistant make in Connecticut?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for an Employee Relations Assistant in Connecticut is $72,616 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, an Employee Relations Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,811
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,386 to $81,617
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,803

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Employee Relations Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,617	$6,801	$1,570	$39
Average	$72,616	$6,051	$1,396	$35
25th Percentile	$65,386	$5,449	$1,257	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Employee Relations Assistant Salaries

An Employee Relations Assistant'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 Employee Relations Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Employee Relations Assistant'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): $70,740
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,247
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,586
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $126,103
Expert (over 8 years): $135,660

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Employee ... Level Employee Relations Assistant	$70,740
Employee ... Level Employee Relations Assistant	$91,247
Employee ... Level Employee Relations Assistant	$110,586
Employee ... Level Employee Relations Assistant	$126,103
Employee ... Level Employee Relations Assistant	$135,660

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How Do Employee Relations Assistant 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 Employee Relations Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $75,232.
California: $74,946.
Massachusetts: $73,947.

District of Columbia $75,232 California $74,946 Massachusetts $73,947 Washington $73,676 New Jersey $73,648 Alaska $73,553 Connecticut $72,616 New York $72,235

Hawaii $71,019 Rhode Island $70,448 Maryland $70,061 Minnesota $69,531 Colorado $69,327 Illinois $69,259 Oregon $69,001 Delaware $68,811

New Hampshire $68,691 Virginia $68,423 Pennsylvania $67,642 Nevada $67,248 North Dakota $67,119 Michigan $66,915 Wisconsin $66,840 Vermont $66,691

Texas $66,276 Maine $66,249 Arizona $66,208 Ohio $66,161 Georgia $65,535 Indiana $65,223 Wyoming $65,162 Utah $65,067

Iowa $65,026 Kansas $64,700 Louisiana $64,605 North Carolina $64,571 Missouri $64,557 Florida $64,292 Montana $64,149 Nebraska $64,013

Kentucky $63,939 South Carolina $63,667 Tennessee $63,497 Idaho $63,429 New Mexico $62,933 Oklahoma $62,824 Alabama $62,423 South Dakota $61,751

Arkansas $61,384 West Virginia $61,187 Mississippi $60,596

Top Paying Cities for Employee Relations Assistants

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: $71,464
Oneco: $71,280
Avon: $71,600

Old Mystic, CT $71,464 Oneco, CT $71,280 Avon, CT $71,600 Bloomfield, CT $71,641 Windsor, CT $71,643 Bristol, CT $71,636 Burlington, CT $71,632 Broad Brook, CT $71,243

Canaan, CT $71,292 Canton, CT $71,566 Canton Center, CT $71,545 Colebrook, CT $71,294 Collinsville, CT $71,560 East Berlin, CT $71,522 East Canaan, CT $71,372 East Glastonbury, CT $71,642

East Granby, CT $71,253 East Hartland, CT $71,070 East Windsor Hill, CT $71,588 Ellington, CT $71,087 Farmington, CT $71,523 Falls Village, CT $71,536 Glastonbury, CT $71,645 Granby, CT $71,106

Berlin, CT $71,516 Lakeville, CT $71,597 Manchester, CT $71,636 Bolton, CT $71,543 New Britain, CT $71,494 New Hartford, CT $71,619 Norfolk, CT $71,470 North Canton, CT $71,491

North Granby, CT $70,897 Pine Meadow, CT $71,556 Plainville, CT $71,522 Barkhamsted, CT $71,412 Poquonock, CT $71,588 Riverton, CT $71,325 Vernon Rockville, CT $71,446 Rocky Hill, CT $71,564

Salisbury, CT $71,116 Sharon, CT $72,139 Simsbury, CT $71,537 Somers, CT $70,502 Somersville, CT $70,489 South Glastonbury, CT $71,626 South Windsor, CT $71,615 North Windham, CT $71,448

Pomfret Center, CT $71,372 Putnam, CT $71,331 Quinebaug, CT $71,353 Rogers, CT $71,329 Scotland, CT $71,451 South Willington, CT $71,271 South Windham, CT $71,466 South Woodstock, CT $71,365

Storrs Mansfield, CT $71,408 Thompson, CT $71,346 Ashford, CT $71,284 Willington, CT $71,261 Windham, CT $71,455 Woodstock, CT $71,344 Woodstock Valley, CT $71,315 New London, CT $71,467

Baltic, CT $71,450 Canterbury, CT $71,420 Central Village, CT $71,364 East Lyme, CT $71,490 Bozrah, CT $71,458 Gales Ferry, CT $71,463 Gilman, CT $71,473 Mashantucket, CT $71,455

Ledyard, CT $71,461 Groton, CT $71,467 Hanover, CT $71,450 Jewett City, CT $71,446 Montville, CT $71,465 Moosup, CT $71,329 Mystic, CT $71,463 Niantic, CT $71,486

North Stonington, CT $71,429 Norwich, CT $71,447 Preston, CT $71,447 Oakdale, CT $71,484 Old Lyme, CT $71,623 Stafford, CT $70,969 Stafford Springs, CT $71,005 Staffordville, CT $70,902

Suffield, CT $70,435 Taconic, CT $71,377 Tariffville, CT $71,411 Enfield, CT $70,420 Tolland, CT $71,235 Unionville, CT $71,583 East Windsor, CT $71,151 Weatogue, CT $71,604

West Granby, CT $71,259 West Hartland, CT $71,096 West Simsbury, CT $71,528 West Suffield, CT $70,447 Winchester Center, CT $71,536 Windsor Locks, CT $71,153 Winsted, CT $71,529 Hartford, CT $71,705

West Hartford, CT $71,644 East Hartford, CT $71,700 Wethersfield, CT $71,641 Newington, CT $71,509 Plainfield, CT $71,395 Quaker Hill, CT $71,467 South Lyme, CT $71,534 Sterling, CT $71,261

Stonington, CT $71,449 Pawcatuck, CT $71,410 Taftville, CT $71,447 Uncasville, CT $71,463 Versailles, CT $71,443 Voluntown, CT $71,391 Waterford, CT $71,469 Wauregan, CT $71,359

West Mystic, CT $71,465 Yantic, CT $71,452 Ansonia, CT $72,892 Beacon Falls, CT $72,698 Botsford, CT $74,038 Branford, CT $72,208 Cheshire, CT $72,075 Centerbrook, CT $71,845

Chester, CT $71,845 Clinton, CT $72,158 Cobalt, CT $71,649 Colchester, CT $71,580 Cromwell, CT $71,561 Deep River, CT $71,887 Derby, CT $73,225 Killingworth, CT $72,067

Salem, CT $71,526 Durham, CT $71,891 East Haddam, CT $71,685 East Hampton, CT $71,672 Essex, CT $71,782 Guilford, CT $72,272 Haddam, CT $71,822 Hadlyme, CT $71,723

Hawleyville, CT $73,852 Higganum, CT $71,840 Ivoryton, CT $71,859 Madison, CT $72,185 Marion, CT $71,877 Marlborough, CT $71,627 Meriden, CT $71,685 Middlefield, CT $71,738

Middle Haddam, CT $71,699 Middletown, CT $71,655 Milford, CT $74,250 Milldale, CT $71,761 Monroe, CT $74,991 Moodus, CT $71,704 Newtown, CT $73,996 North Branford, CT $72,187

Northford, CT $72,175 North Haven, CT $72,121 North Westchester, CT $71,573 Old Saybrook, CT $71,810 Orange, CT $72,455 Oxford, CT $73,271 Plantsville, CT $71,757 Portland, CT $71,618

Rockfall, CT $71,658 Sandy Hook, CT $73,931 Seymour, CT $72,931 Shelton, CT $74,757 South Britain, CT $73,540 Southbury, CT $73,515 Southington, CT $71,571 Stevenson, CT $75,150

Wallingford, CT $72,051 Stratford, CT $76,188 Westbrook, CT $71,990 New Haven, CT $72,018 East Haven, CT $72,052 Hamden, CT $72,115 West Haven, CT $72,080 Bethany, CT $72,387

Woodbridge, CT $72,232 Willimantic, CT $71,467 Abington, CT $71,363 Amston, CT $71,541 Andover, CT $71,510 Ballouville, CT $71,301 Brooklyn, CT $71,362 Chaplin, CT $71,423

Columbia, CT $71,517 Coventry, CT $71,472 Danielson, CT $71,277 Dayville, CT $71,280 Eastford, CT $71,331 East Killingly, CT $71,209 East Woodstock, CT $71,357 Fabyan, CT $71,357

Grosvenor Dale, CT $71,358 Hampton, CT $71,399 Hebron, CT $71,554 Lebanon, CT $71,491 Mansfield Center, CT $71,429 Mansfield Depot, CT $71,431 North Franklin, CT $71,458 North Grosvenordale, CT $71,363

Pomfret, CT $71,367 Bridgeport, CT $76,386 Trumbull, CT $75,976 Easton, CT $75,933 Waterbury, CT $72,308 Prospect, CT $72,290 Wolcott, CT $71,889 Bantam, CT $72,567

Bethlehem, CT $72,727 Cornwall, CT $72,222 Cornwall Bridge, CT $72,641 Gaylordsville, CT $73,299 Goshen, CT $72,039 Kent, CT $72,787 Lakeside, CT $72,648 Litchfield, CT $72,307

Middlebury, CT $72,813 Morris, CT $72,529 Naugatuck, CT $72,632 New Milford, CT $73,520 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $72,917 Northfield, CT $72,065 Oakville, CT $72,359 Pequabuck, CT $71,805

Plymouth, CT $72,041 Roxbury, CT $73,466 Sherman, CT $73,606 South Kent, CT $72,954 Terryville, CT $71,859 Thomaston, CT $72,151 Torrington, CT $71,836 Harwinton, CT $71,855

Washington, CT $73,072 Washington Depot, CT $73,120 Watertown, CT $72,460 West Cornwall, CT $72,001 Woodbury, CT $73,027 Bethel, CT $73,937 Brookfield, CT $73,820 Cos Cob, CT $77,041

Danbury, CT $73,831 New Fairfield, CT $73,831 Darien, CT $77,019 Fairfield, CT $76,340 Georgetown, CT $75,730 Greenwich, CT $76,983 Greens Farms, CT $76,296 New Canaan, CT $76,697

Norwalk, CT $76,746 Old Greenwich, CT $77,042 Redding Center, CT $75,009 Redding Ridge, CT $75,009 Ridgefield, CT $74,350 Riverside, CT $77,038 Westport, CT $76,297 Weston, CT $75,984

Southport, CT $76,323 Redding, CT $74,842 Wilton, CT $76,061 Stamford, CT $77,059 Bridgewater, CT $73,716

Employee Relations Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Employee Relations Assistant'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

$65,386

Average $72,616/year

$81,617

$5,449

Average $6,051/month

$6,801

$1,257

Average $1,396/week

$1,570

$31

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,617	$6,801	$1,570	$39
Average	$72,616	$6,051	$1,396	$35
25th Percentile	$65,386	$5,449	$1,257	$31

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