Aerospace Systems Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Aerospace Systems Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Aerospace Systems Engineer in Connecticut is $116,998 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $131,247
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $109,327 to $124,457
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $102,343

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Aerospace Systems Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,457	$10,371	$2,393	$60
Average	$116,998	$9,750	$2,250	$56
25th Percentile	$109,327	$9,111	$2,102	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Aerospace Systems Engineer Salaries

An Aerospace Systems 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 Systems Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Aerospace Systems 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): $83,766
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,566
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,450
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $147,343
Expert (over 8 years): $170,160

Levels	Salary
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Systems Engineer	$83,766
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Systems Engineer	$100,566
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Systems Engineer	$116,450
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Systems Engineer	$147,343
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Systems Engineer	$170,160

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

District of Columbia: $121,213.
California: $120,753.
Massachusetts: $119,144.

District of Columbia $121,213 California $120,753 Massachusetts $119,144 Washington $118,706 New Jersey $118,662 Alaska $118,509 Connecticut $116,998 New York $116,385

Hawaii $114,425 Rhode Island $113,506 Maryland $112,882 Minnesota $112,028 Colorado $111,699 Illinois $111,590 Oregon $111,174 Delaware $110,867

New Hampshire $110,675 Virginia $110,243 Pennsylvania $108,984 Nevada $108,349 North Dakota $108,141 Michigan $107,813 Wisconsin $107,693 Vermont $107,452

Texas $106,784 Maine $106,740 Arizona $106,674 Ohio $106,598 Georgia $105,591 Indiana $105,087 Wyoming $104,988 Utah $104,835

Iowa $104,769 Kansas $104,244 Louisiana $104,091 North Carolina $104,036 Missouri $104,014 Florida $103,587 Montana $103,357 Nebraska $103,138

Kentucky $103,018 South Carolina $102,580 Tennessee $102,306 Idaho $102,197 New Mexico $101,398 Oklahoma $101,222 Alabama $100,577 South Dakota $99,493

Arkansas $98,902 West Virginia $98,584 Mississippi $97,632

Top Paying Cities for Aerospace Systems 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: $116,057
Oneco: $115,838
Avon: $116,582

Old Mystic, CT $116,057 Oneco, CT $115,838 Avon, CT $116,582 Bloomfield, CT $116,582 Windsor, CT $116,582 Bristol, CT $116,232 Burlington, CT $116,155 Broad Brook, CT $116,505

Canaan, CT $114,546 Canton, CT $116,330 Canton Center, CT $116,473 Colebrook, CT $114,458 Collinsville, CT $116,297 East Berlin, CT $116,232 East Canaan, CT $114,776 East Glastonbury, CT $116,582

East Granby, CT $116,549 East Hartland, CT $113,134 East Windsor Hill, CT $116,582 Ellington, CT $116,440 Farmington, CT $116,232 Falls Village, CT $115,279 Glastonbury, CT $116,582 Granby, CT $114,874

Berlin, CT $116,232 Lakeville, CT $115,520 Manchester, CT $116,582 Bolton, CT $116,473 New Britain, CT $116,232 New Hartford, CT $116,155 Norfolk, CT $114,754 North Canton, CT $116,440

North Granby, CT $113,320 Pine Meadow, CT $116,166 Plainville, CT $116,232 Barkhamsted, CT $116,254 Poquonock, CT $116,582 Riverton, CT $114,951 Vernon Rockville, CT $116,473 Rocky Hill, CT $116,232

Salisbury, CT $114,699 Sharon, CT $116,166 Simsbury, CT $116,582 Somers, CT $113,429 Somersville, CT $113,429 South Glastonbury, CT $116,385 South Windsor, CT $116,582 North Windham, CT $115,838

Pomfret Center, CT $114,644 Putnam, CT $114,502 Quinebaug, CT $114,480 Rogers, CT $114,622 Scotland, CT $115,991 South Willington, CT $114,863 South Windham, CT $115,947 South Woodstock, CT $114,469

Storrs Mansfield, CT $115,038 Thompson, CT $114,568 Ashford, CT $114,765 Willington, CT $114,929 Windham, CT $115,947 Woodstock, CT $114,458 Woodstock Valley, CT $114,611 New London, CT $116,057

Baltic, CT $116,024 Canterbury, CT $115,991 Central Village, CT $115,991 East Lyme, CT $116,057 Bozrah, CT $116,024 Gales Ferry, CT $116,024 Gilman, CT $116,024 Mashantucket, CT $116,057

Ledyard, CT $116,024 Groton, CT $116,057 Hanover, CT $116,024 Jewett City, CT $116,024 Montville, CT $116,057 Moosup, CT $115,881 Mystic, CT $116,057 Niantic, CT $116,057

North Stonington, CT $116,024 Norwich, CT $116,024 Preston, CT $116,024 Oakdale, CT $116,057 Old Lyme, CT $115,980 Stafford, CT $113,166 Stafford Springs, CT $113,166 Staffordville, CT $113,210

Suffield, CT $113,462 Taconic, CT $114,524 Tariffville, CT $116,582 Enfield, CT $113,462 Tolland, CT $114,535 Unionville, CT $116,232 East Windsor, CT $116,582 Weatogue, CT $116,582

West Granby, CT $114,787 West Hartland, CT $114,568 West Simsbury, CT $116,549 West Suffield, CT $113,462 Winchester Center, CT $115,225 Windsor Locks, CT $116,549 Winsted, CT $115,192 Hartford, CT $116,582

West Hartford, CT $116,582 East Hartford, CT $116,582 Wethersfield, CT $116,582 Newington, CT $116,232 Plainfield, CT $116,024 Quaker Hill, CT $116,057 South Lyme, CT $116,057 Sterling, CT $115,838

Stonington, CT $116,024 Pawcatuck, CT $115,947 Taftville, CT $116,024 Uncasville, CT $116,057 Versailles, CT $116,024 Voluntown, CT $116,024 Waterford, CT $116,057 Wauregan, CT $115,838

West Mystic, CT $116,057 Yantic, CT $116,024 Ansonia, CT $117,108 Beacon Falls, CT $117,075 Botsford, CT $119,735 Branford, CT $117,108 Cheshire, CT $116,560 Centerbrook, CT $115,838

Chester, CT $115,761 Clinton, CT $116,779 Cobalt, CT $116,166 Colchester, CT $115,805 Cromwell, CT $116,232 Deep River, CT $115,805 Derby, CT $117,108 Killingworth, CT $116,779

Salem, CT $115,947 Durham, CT $116,089 East Haddam, CT $115,739 East Hampton, CT $116,166 Essex, CT $115,870 Guilford, CT $116,998 Haddam, CT $115,739 Hadlyme, CT $115,947

Hawleyville, CT $119,735 Higganum, CT $115,980 Ivoryton, CT $115,805 Madison, CT $116,812 Marion, CT $116,199 Marlborough, CT $116,396 Meriden, CT $116,232 Middlefield, CT $116,155

Middle Haddam, CT $116,166 Middletown, CT $116,199 Milford, CT $123,753 Milldale, CT $116,232 Monroe, CT $123,676 Moodus, CT $115,816 Newtown, CT $119,735 North Branford, CT $117,108

Northford, CT $117,108 North Haven, CT $117,108 North Westchester, CT $115,805 Old Saybrook, CT $115,914 Orange, CT $117,108 Oxford, CT $117,031 Plantsville, CT $116,232 Portland, CT $116,232

Rockfall, CT $116,232 Sandy Hook, CT $119,658 Seymour, CT $117,108 Shelton, CT $123,753 South Britain, CT $119,626 Southbury, CT $119,593 Southington, CT $116,232 Stevenson, CT $123,753

Wallingford, CT $117,075 Stratford, CT $123,753 Westbrook, CT $115,761 New Haven, CT $117,108 East Haven, CT $117,108 Hamden, CT $117,108 West Haven, CT $117,108 Bethany, CT $117,108

Woodbridge, CT $117,108 Willimantic, CT $115,881 Abington, CT $114,688 Amston, CT $115,991 Andover, CT $116,363 Ballouville, CT $114,557 Brooklyn, CT $115,805 Chaplin, CT $115,728

Columbia, CT $115,772 Coventry, CT $116,254 Danielson, CT $115,695 Dayville, CT $114,622 Eastford, CT $114,655 East Killingly, CT $113,090 East Woodstock, CT $114,436 Fabyan, CT $114,480

Grosvenor Dale, CT $114,458 Hampton, CT $115,805 Hebron, CT $115,991 Lebanon, CT $115,914 Mansfield Center, CT $115,772 Mansfield Depot, CT $115,728 North Franklin, CT $116,024 North Grosvenordale, CT $114,447

Pomfret, CT $114,524 Bridgeport, CT $123,753 Trumbull, CT $123,753 Easton, CT $123,753 Waterbury, CT $116,013 Prospect, CT $116,998 Wolcott, CT $116,199 Bantam, CT $117,305

Bethlehem, CT $119,374 Cornwall, CT $116,330 Cornwall Bridge, CT $116,735 Gaylordsville, CT $119,549 Goshen, CT $116,068 Kent, CT $119,374 Lakeside, CT $117,600 Litchfield, CT $116,965

Middlebury, CT $118,115 Morris, CT $117,436 Naugatuck, CT $116,965 New Milford, CT $119,702 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $119,374 Northfield, CT $115,936 Oakville, CT $115,980 Pequabuck, CT $116,155

Plymouth, CT $116,089 Roxbury, CT $119,658 Sherman, CT $119,702 South Kent, CT $119,439 Terryville, CT $116,155 Thomaston, CT $116,046 Torrington, CT $116,122 Harwinton, CT $116,013

Washington, CT $119,483 Washington Depot, CT $119,483 Watertown, CT $115,936 West Cornwall, CT $115,991 Woodbury, CT $119,483 Bethel, CT $119,735 Brookfield, CT $119,735 Cos Cob, CT $124,793

Danbury, CT $119,735 New Fairfield, CT $119,735 Darien, CT $124,793 Fairfield, CT $123,753 Georgetown, CT $121,651 Greenwich, CT $124,793 Greens Farms, CT $123,753 New Canaan, CT $124,793

Norwalk, CT $124,793 Old Greenwich, CT $124,793 Redding Center, CT $119,735 Redding Ridge, CT $119,735 Ridgefield, CT $119,702 Riverside, CT $124,793 Westport, CT $123,753 Weston, CT $123,753

Southport, CT $123,753 Redding, CT $119,735 Wilton, CT $124,234 Stamford, CT $124,793 Bridgewater, CT $119,735

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

Understanding how an Aerospace Systems 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 April 01, 2026

$109,327

Average $116,998/year

$124,457

$9,111

Average $9,750/month

$10,371

$2,102

Average $2,250/week

$2,393

$53

Average $56/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,457	$10,371	$2,393	$60
Average	$116,998	$9,750	$2,250	$56
25th Percentile	$109,327	$9,111	$2,102	$53

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