RT Salary in Connecticut

How much does a RT make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a RT in Connecticut is $76,063 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,400
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,744 to $84,091
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,169

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RT Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,091	$7,008	$1,617	$40
Average	$76,063	$6,339	$1,463	$37
25th Percentile	$67,744	$5,645	$1,303	$33

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Key Factors That Influence RT Salaries

A RT'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 RT Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RT'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): $75,421
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,670
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,649
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,392
Expert (over 8 years): $81,587

Levels	Salary
Entry Level RT	$75,421
Intermediate Level RT	$75,670
Senior Level RT	$78,649
Specialist Level RT	$81,392
Expert Level RT	$81,587

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

District of Columbia: $78,803.
California: $78,504.
Massachusetts: $77,458.

District of Columbia $78,803 California $78,504 Massachusetts $77,458 Washington $77,173 New Jersey $77,145 Alaska $77,045 Connecticut $76,063 New York $75,664

Hawaii $74,390 Rhode Island $73,793 Maryland $73,387 Minnesota $72,832 Colorado $72,618 Illinois $72,547 Oregon $72,277 Delaware $72,077

New Hampshire $71,952 Virginia $71,672 Pennsylvania $70,853 Nevada $70,440 North Dakota $70,305 Michigan $70,092 Wisconsin $70,013 Vermont $69,857

Texas $69,423 Maine $69,394 Arizona $69,351 Ohio $69,302 Georgia $68,647 Indiana $68,319 Wyoming $68,255 Utah $68,156

Iowa $68,113 Kansas $67,771 Louisiana $67,672 North Carolina $67,636 Missouri $67,622 Florida $67,344 Montana $67,195 Nebraska $67,052

Kentucky $66,974 South Carolina $66,689 Tennessee $66,512 Idaho $66,440 New Mexico $65,921 Oklahoma $65,807 Alabama $65,387 South Dakota $64,682

Arkansas $64,298 West Virginia $64,092 Mississippi $63,472

Top Paying Cities for RTs

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: $74,857
Oneco: $74,664
Avon: $75,000

Old Mystic, CT $74,857 Oneco, CT $74,664 Avon, CT $75,000 Bloomfield, CT $75,042 Windsor, CT $75,045 Bristol, CT $75,037 Burlington, CT $75,032 Broad Brook, CT $74,625

Canaan, CT $74,677 Canton, CT $74,963 Canton Center, CT $74,941 Colebrook, CT $74,679 Collinsville, CT $74,958 East Berlin, CT $74,917 East Canaan, CT $74,761 East Glastonbury, CT $75,043

East Granby, CT $74,635 East Hartland, CT $74,445 East Windsor Hill, CT $74,986 Ellington, CT $74,462 Farmington, CT $74,919 Falls Village, CT $74,932 Glastonbury, CT $75,046 Granby, CT $74,482

Berlin, CT $74,911 Lakeville, CT $74,996 Manchester, CT $75,037 Bolton, CT $74,940 New Britain, CT $74,889 New Hartford, CT $75,020 Norfolk, CT $74,863 North Canton, CT $74,885

North Granby, CT $74,263 Pine Meadow, CT $74,953 Plainville, CT $74,917 Barkhamsted, CT $74,803 Poquonock, CT $74,986 Riverton, CT $74,711 Vernon Rockville, CT $74,838 Rocky Hill, CT $74,962

Salisbury, CT $74,492 Sharon, CT $75,564 Simsbury, CT $74,933 Somers, CT $73,850 Somersville, CT $73,835 South Glastonbury, CT $75,026 South Windsor, CT $75,015 North Windham, CT $74,840

Pomfret Center, CT $74,761 Putnam, CT $74,718 Quinebaug, CT $74,741 Rogers, CT $74,715 Scotland, CT $74,843 South Willington, CT $74,654 South Windham, CT $74,859 South Woodstock, CT $74,753

Storrs Mansfield, CT $74,798 Thompson, CT $74,733 Ashford, CT $74,668 Willington, CT $74,645 Windham, CT $74,847 Woodstock, CT $74,731 Woodstock Valley, CT $74,701 New London, CT $74,860

Baltic, CT $74,842 Canterbury, CT $74,811 Central Village, CT $74,752 East Lyme, CT $74,884 Bozrah, CT $74,851 Gales Ferry, CT $74,855 Gilman, CT $74,866 Mashantucket, CT $74,847

Ledyard, CT $74,854 Groton, CT $74,859 Hanover, CT $74,842 Jewett City, CT $74,838 Montville, CT $74,858 Moosup, CT $74,716 Mystic, CT $74,856 Niantic, CT $74,880

North Stonington, CT $74,820 Norwich, CT $74,839 Preston, CT $74,839 Oakdale, CT $74,878 Old Lyme, CT $75,023 Stafford, CT $74,338 Stafford Springs, CT $74,375 Staffordville, CT $74,268

Suffield, CT $73,779 Taconic, CT $74,766 Tariffville, CT $74,801 Enfield, CT $73,763 Tolland, CT $74,617 Unionville, CT $74,982 East Windsor, CT $74,529 Weatogue, CT $75,003

West Granby, CT $74,642 West Hartland, CT $74,472 West Simsbury, CT $74,924 West Suffield, CT $73,792 Winchester Center, CT $74,932 Windsor Locks, CT $74,531 Winsted, CT $74,925 Hartford, CT $75,109

West Hartford, CT $75,045 East Hartford, CT $75,104 Wethersfield, CT $75,042 Newington, CT $74,904 Plainfield, CT $74,784 Quaker Hill, CT $74,860 South Lyme, CT $74,930 Sterling, CT $74,645

Stonington, CT $74,841 Pawcatuck, CT $74,800 Taftville, CT $74,839 Uncasville, CT $74,855 Versailles, CT $74,835 Voluntown, CT $74,780 Waterford, CT $74,862 Wauregan, CT $74,746

West Mystic, CT $74,857 Yantic, CT $74,844 Ansonia, CT $76,353 Beacon Falls, CT $76,149 Botsford, CT $77,553 Branford, CT $75,636 Cheshire, CT $75,496 Centerbrook, CT $75,256

Chester, CT $75,256 Clinton, CT $75,583 Cobalt, CT $75,051 Colchester, CT $74,978 Cromwell, CT $74,958 Deep River, CT $75,300 Derby, CT $76,701 Killingworth, CT $75,489

Salem, CT $74,922 Durham, CT $75,304 East Haddam, CT $75,088 East Hampton, CT $75,074 Essex, CT $75,190 Guilford, CT $75,704 Haddam, CT $75,232 Hadlyme, CT $75,128

Hawleyville, CT $77,358 Higganum, CT $75,250 Ivoryton, CT $75,271 Madison, CT $75,612 Marion, CT $75,289 Marlborough, CT $75,027 Meriden, CT $75,089 Middlefield, CT $75,144

Middle Haddam, CT $75,103 Middletown, CT $75,057 Milford, CT $77,775 Milldale, CT $75,168 Monroe, CT $78,551 Moodus, CT $75,108 Newtown, CT $77,509 North Branford, CT $75,614

Northford, CT $75,602 North Haven, CT $75,545 North Westchester, CT $74,971 Old Saybrook, CT $75,220 Orange, CT $75,894 Oxford, CT $76,750 Plantsville, CT $75,163 Portland, CT $75,018

Rockfall, CT $75,060 Sandy Hook, CT $77,441 Seymour, CT $76,393 Shelton, CT $78,306 South Britain, CT $77,032 Southbury, CT $77,005 Southington, CT $74,968 Stevenson, CT $78,718

Wallingford, CT $75,472 Stratford, CT $79,805 Westbrook, CT $75,408 New Haven, CT $75,437 East Haven, CT $75,472 Hamden, CT $75,538 West Haven, CT $75,502 Bethany, CT $75,824

Woodbridge, CT $75,662 Willimantic, CT $74,859 Abington, CT $74,751 Amston, CT $74,938 Andover, CT $74,905 Ballouville, CT $74,686 Brooklyn, CT $74,750 Chaplin, CT $74,814

Columbia, CT $74,912 Coventry, CT $74,865 Danielson, CT $74,661 Dayville, CT $74,664 Eastford, CT $74,717 East Killingly, CT $74,590 East Woodstock, CT $74,744 Fabyan, CT $74,745

Grosvenor Dale, CT $74,746 Hampton, CT $74,789 Hebron, CT $74,951 Lebanon, CT $74,885 Mansfield Center, CT $74,820 Mansfield Depot, CT $74,822 North Franklin, CT $74,851 North Grosvenordale, CT $74,751

Pomfret, CT $74,756 Bridgeport, CT $80,012 Trumbull, CT $79,583 Easton, CT $79,538 Waterbury, CT $75,741 Prospect, CT $75,722 Wolcott, CT $75,301 Bantam, CT $76,012

Bethlehem, CT $76,180 Cornwall, CT $75,650 Cornwall Bridge, CT $76,089 Gaylordsville, CT $76,779 Goshen, CT $75,459 Kent, CT $76,242 Lakeside, CT $76,096 Litchfield, CT $75,740

Middlebury, CT $76,270 Morris, CT $75,973 Naugatuck, CT $76,080 New Milford, CT $77,010 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $76,378 Northfield, CT $75,487 Oakville, CT $75,795 Pequabuck, CT $75,214

Plymouth, CT $75,461 Roxbury, CT $76,953 Sherman, CT $77,100 South Kent, CT $76,417 Terryville, CT $75,271 Thomaston, CT $75,576 Torrington, CT $75,246 Harwinton, CT $75,267

Washington, CT $76,541 Washington Depot, CT $76,591 Watertown, CT $75,900 West Cornwall, CT $75,420 Woodbury, CT $76,494 Bethel, CT $77,447 Brookfield, CT $77,324 Cos Cob, CT $80,699

Danbury, CT $77,336 New Fairfield, CT $77,336 Darien, CT $80,675 Fairfield, CT $79,965 Georgetown, CT $79,326 Greenwich, CT $80,638 Greens Farms, CT $79,918 New Canaan, CT $80,338

Norwalk, CT $80,390 Old Greenwich, CT $80,699 Redding Center, CT $78,570 Redding Ridge, CT $78,570 Ridgefield, CT $77,879 Riverside, CT $80,695 Westport, CT $79,919 Weston, CT $79,591

Southport, CT $79,946 Redding, CT $78,395 Wilton, CT $79,672 Stamford, CT $80,718 Bridgewater, CT $77,216

RT Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For RT roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, RT positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view RT as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a RT

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$91,276	$44.0	20%

RT Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RT'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 July 01, 2026

$67,744

Average $76,063/year

$84,091

$5,645

Average $6,339/month

$7,008

$1,303

Average $1,463/week

$1,617

$33

Average $37/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,091	$7,008	$1,617	$40
Average	$76,063	$6,339	$1,463	$37
25th Percentile	$67,744	$5,645	$1,303	$33

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