Software Test Technician Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Software Test Technician make in Connecticut?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Test Technician in Connecticut is $58,035 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,365
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,304 to $66,060
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,266

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Software Test Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,060	$5,505	$1,270	$32
Average	$58,035	$4,836	$1,116	$28
25th Percentile	$50,304	$4,192	$967	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Software Test Technician Salaries

A Software Test Technician'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 Software Test Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Test Technician'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): $51,639
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,572
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,883
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $78,546
Expert (over 8 years): $130,302

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$51,639
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$58,572
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$69,883
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$78,546
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$130,302

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How Do Software Test Technician 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 Software Test Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,126.
California: $59,898.
Massachusetts: $59,100.

District of Columbia $60,126 California $59,898 Massachusetts $59,100 Washington $58,882 New Jersey $58,861 Alaska $58,785 Connecticut $58,035 New York $57,731

Hawaii $56,759 Rhode Island $56,303 Maryland $55,993 Minnesota $55,570 Colorado $55,407 Illinois $55,353 Oregon $55,146 Delaware $54,994

New Hampshire $54,899 Virginia $54,685 Pennsylvania $54,060 Nevada $53,745 North Dakota $53,642 Michigan $53,479 Wisconsin $53,419 Vermont $53,300

Texas $52,969 Maine $52,947 Arizona $52,914 Ohio $52,876 Georgia $52,377 Indiana $52,127 Wyoming $52,078 Utah $52,002

Iowa $51,970 Kansas $51,709 Louisiana $51,633 North Carolina $51,606 Missouri $51,595 Florida $51,383 Montana $51,269 Nebraska $51,160

Kentucky $51,101 South Carolina $50,883 Tennessee $50,748 Idaho $50,693 New Mexico $50,297 Oklahoma $50,210 Alabama $49,890 South Dakota $49,352

Arkansas $49,059 West Virginia $48,901 Mississippi $48,429

Top Paying Cities for Software Test Technicians

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: $57,115
Oneco: $56,968
Avon: $57,224

Old Mystic, CT $57,115 Oneco, CT $56,968 Avon, CT $57,224 Bloomfield, CT $57,257 Windsor, CT $57,258 Bristol, CT $57,252 Burlington, CT $57,249 Broad Brook, CT $56,938

Canaan, CT $56,977 Canton, CT $57,196 Canton Center, CT $57,179 Colebrook, CT $56,979 Collinsville, CT $57,192 East Berlin, CT $57,161 East Canaan, CT $57,042 East Glastonbury, CT $57,257

East Granby, CT $56,946 East Hartland, CT $56,800 East Windsor Hill, CT $57,214 Ellington, CT $56,814 Farmington, CT $57,162 Falls Village, CT $57,172 Glastonbury, CT $57,259 Granby, CT $56,829

Berlin, CT $57,157 Lakeville, CT $57,221 Manchester, CT $57,252 Bolton, CT $57,178 New Britain, CT $57,139 New Hartford, CT $57,239 Norfolk, CT $57,120 North Canton, CT $57,137

North Granby, CT $56,662 Pine Meadow, CT $57,188 Plainville, CT $57,161 Barkhamsted, CT $57,074 Poquonock, CT $57,214 Riverton, CT $57,004 Vernon Rockville, CT $57,101 Rocky Hill, CT $57,195

Salisbury, CT $56,837 Sharon, CT $57,655 Simsbury, CT $57,174 Somers, CT $56,346 Somersville, CT $56,336 South Glastonbury, CT $57,244 South Windsor, CT $57,235 North Windham, CT $57,102

Pomfret Center, CT $57,042 Putnam, CT $57,009 Quinebaug, CT $57,026 Rogers, CT $57,007 Scotland, CT $57,105 South Willington, CT $56,961 South Windham, CT $57,116 South Woodstock, CT $57,036

Storrs Mansfield, CT $57,070 Thompson, CT $57,020 Ashford, CT $56,971 Willington, CT $56,953 Windham, CT $57,108 Woodstock, CT $57,019 Woodstock Valley, CT $56,996 New London, CT $57,118

Baltic, CT $57,104 Canterbury, CT $57,080 Central Village, CT $57,035 East Lyme, CT $57,136 Bozrah, CT $57,111 Gales Ferry, CT $57,114 Gilman, CT $57,122 Mashantucket, CT $57,108

Ledyard, CT $57,113 Groton, CT $57,117 Hanover, CT $57,103 Jewett City, CT $57,101 Montville, CT $57,116 Moosup, CT $57,007 Mystic, CT $57,114 Niantic, CT $57,133

North Stonington, CT $57,087 Norwich, CT $57,101 Preston, CT $57,101 Oakdale, CT $57,131 Old Lyme, CT $57,242 Stafford, CT $56,720 Stafford Springs, CT $56,748 Staffordville, CT $56,666

Suffield, CT $56,293 Taconic, CT $57,045 Tariffville, CT $57,073 Enfield, CT $56,281 Tolland, CT $56,932 Unionville, CT $57,210 East Windsor, CT $56,865 Weatogue, CT $57,227

West Granby, CT $56,951 West Hartland, CT $56,821 West Simsbury, CT $57,166 West Suffield, CT $56,302 Winchester Center, CT $57,172 Windsor Locks, CT $56,866 Winsted, CT $57,167 Hartford, CT $57,308

West Hartford, CT $57,259 East Hartford, CT $57,303 Wethersfield, CT $57,256 Newington, CT $57,151 Plainfield, CT $57,059 Quaker Hill, CT $57,118 South Lyme, CT $57,171 Sterling, CT $56,953

Stonington, CT $57,103 Pawcatuck, CT $57,072 Taftville, CT $57,101 Uncasville, CT $57,114 Versailles, CT $57,098 Voluntown, CT $57,057 Waterford, CT $57,119 Wauregan, CT $57,031

West Mystic, CT $57,115 Yantic, CT $57,105 Ansonia, CT $58,256 Beacon Falls, CT $58,101 Botsford, CT $59,172 Branford, CT $57,709 Cheshire, CT $57,603 Centerbrook, CT $57,420

Chester, CT $57,420 Clinton, CT $57,669 Cobalt, CT $57,263 Colchester, CT $57,208 Cromwell, CT $57,193 Deep River, CT $57,453 Derby, CT $58,522 Killingworth, CT $57,597

Salem, CT $57,165 Durham, CT $57,456 East Haddam, CT $57,291 East Hampton, CT $57,281 Essex, CT $57,369 Guilford, CT $57,761 Haddam, CT $57,401 Hadlyme, CT $57,322

Hawleyville, CT $59,023 Higganum, CT $57,415 Ivoryton, CT $57,431 Madison, CT $57,691 Marion, CT $57,445 Marlborough, CT $57,245 Meriden, CT $57,292 Middlefield, CT $57,334

Middle Haddam, CT $57,303 Middletown, CT $57,267 Milford, CT $59,341 Milldale, CT $57,352 Monroe, CT $59,934 Moodus, CT $57,307 Newtown, CT $59,138 North Branford, CT $57,693

Northford, CT $57,683 North Haven, CT $57,640 North Westchester, CT $57,202 Old Saybrook, CT $57,392 Orange, CT $57,907 Oxford, CT $58,559 Plantsville, CT $57,349 Portland, CT $57,238

Rockfall, CT $57,270 Sandy Hook, CT $59,087 Seymour, CT $58,287 Shelton, CT $59,747 South Britain, CT $58,774 Southbury, CT $58,754 Southington, CT $57,200 Stevenson, CT $60,061

Wallingford, CT $57,584 Stratford, CT $60,890 Westbrook, CT $57,535 New Haven, CT $57,557 East Haven, CT $57,585 Hamden, CT $57,635 West Haven, CT $57,607 Bethany, CT $57,853

Woodbridge, CT $57,729 Willimantic, CT $57,117 Abington, CT $57,034 Amston, CT $57,177 Andover, CT $57,152 Ballouville, CT $56,985 Brooklyn, CT $57,033 Chaplin, CT $57,082

Columbia, CT $57,157 Coventry, CT $57,121 Danielson, CT $56,966 Dayville, CT $56,968 Eastford, CT $57,008 East Killingly, CT $56,911 East Woodstock, CT $57,029 Fabyan, CT $57,030

Grosvenor Dale, CT $57,030 Hampton, CT $57,063 Hebron, CT $57,187 Lebanon, CT $57,137 Mansfield Center, CT $57,087 Mansfield Depot, CT $57,089 North Franklin, CT $57,111 North Grosvenordale, CT $57,034

Pomfret, CT $57,038 Bridgeport, CT $61,049 Trumbull, CT $60,721 Easton, CT $60,686 Waterbury, CT $57,790 Prospect, CT $57,775 Wolcott, CT $57,454 Bantam, CT $57,997

Bethlehem, CT $58,124 Cornwall, CT $57,720 Cornwall Bridge, CT $58,055 Gaylordsville, CT $58,582 Goshen, CT $57,574 Kent, CT $58,172 Lakeside, CT $58,061 Litchfield, CT $57,789

Middlebury, CT $58,193 Morris, CT $57,966 Naugatuck, CT $58,048 New Milford, CT $58,758 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $58,276 Northfield, CT $57,595 Oakville, CT $57,831 Pequabuck, CT $57,387

Plymouth, CT $57,576 Roxbury, CT $58,715 Sherman, CT $58,827 South Kent, CT $58,306 Terryville, CT $57,431 Thomaston, CT $57,664 Torrington, CT $57,412 Harwinton, CT $57,428

Washington, CT $58,400 Washington Depot, CT $58,438 Watertown, CT $57,911 West Cornwall, CT $57,544 Woodbury, CT $58,364 Bethel, CT $59,092 Brookfield, CT $58,998 Cos Cob, CT $61,572

Danbury, CT $59,006 New Fairfield, CT $59,007 Darien, CT $61,554 Fairfield, CT $61,012 Georgetown, CT $60,525 Greenwich, CT $61,526 Greens Farms, CT $60,977 New Canaan, CT $61,297

Norwalk, CT $61,337 Old Greenwich, CT $61,573 Redding Center, CT $59,948 Redding Ridge, CT $59,948 Ridgefield, CT $59,421 Riverside, CT $61,569 Westport, CT $60,978 Weston, CT $60,727

Southport, CT $60,998 Redding, CT $59,814 Wilton, CT $60,789 Stamford, CT $61,587 Bridgewater, CT $58,915

Software Test Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Test Technician'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 May 01, 2026

$50,304

Average $58,035/year

$66,060

$4,192

Average $4,836/month

$5,505

$967

Average $1,116/week

$1,270

$24

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,060	$5,505	$1,270	$32
Average	$58,035	$4,836	$1,116	$28
25th Percentile	$50,304	$4,192	$967	$24

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