Reliability Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Reliability Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Reliability Engineer in Connecticut is $84,156 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,590
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,358 to $89,094
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,169

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Reliability Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,094	$7,424	$1,713	$43
Average	$84,156	$7,013	$1,618	$40
25th Percentile	$77,358	$6,446	$1,488	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Reliability Engineer Salaries

A Reliability 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 Reliability Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Reliability 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): $83,793
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,215
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,838
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $147,112
Expert (over 8 years): $173,602

Levels	Salary
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$83,793
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$100,215
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$120,838
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$147,112
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$173,602

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

District of Columbia: $87,187.
California: $86,857.
Massachusetts: $85,699.

District of Columbia $87,187 California $86,857 Massachusetts $85,699 Washington $85,384 New Jersey $85,353 Alaska $85,242 Connecticut $84,156 New York $83,715

Hawaii $82,305 Rhode Island $81,644 Maryland $81,195 Minnesota $80,581 Colorado $80,344 Illinois $80,266 Oregon $79,966 Delaware $79,746

New Hampshire $79,607 Virginia $79,297 Pennsylvania $78,391 Nevada $77,935 North Dakota $77,785 Michigan $77,549 Wisconsin $77,462 Vermont $77,289

Texas $76,809 Maine $76,777 Arizona $76,730 Ohio $76,675 Georgia $75,950 Indiana $75,588 Wyoming $75,517 Utah $75,407

Iowa $75,360 Kansas $74,982 Louisiana $74,872 North Carolina $74,832 Missouri $74,816 Florida $74,509 Montana $74,344 Nebraska $74,186

Kentucky $74,100 South Carolina $73,785 Tennessee $73,588 Idaho $73,509 New Mexico $72,934 Oklahoma $72,808 Alabama $72,344 South Dakota $71,564

Arkansas $71,139 West Virginia $70,911 Mississippi $70,226

Top Paying Cities for Reliability 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: $83,478
Oneco: $83,321
Avon: $83,856

Old Mystic, CT $83,478 Oneco, CT $83,321 Avon, CT $83,856 Bloomfield, CT $83,856 Windsor, CT $83,856 Bristol, CT $83,604 Burlington, CT $83,549 Broad Brook, CT $83,801

Canaan, CT $82,392 Canton, CT $83,675 Canton Center, CT $83,778 Colebrook, CT $82,329 Collinsville, CT $83,652 East Berlin, CT $83,604 East Canaan, CT $82,557 East Glastonbury, CT $83,856

East Granby, CT $83,833 East Hartland, CT $81,376 East Windsor Hill, CT $83,856 Ellington, CT $83,754 Farmington, CT $83,604 Falls Village, CT $82,919 Glastonbury, CT $83,856 Granby, CT $82,628

Berlin, CT $83,604 Lakeville, CT $83,093 Manchester, CT $83,856 Bolton, CT $83,778 New Britain, CT $83,604 New Hartford, CT $83,549 Norfolk, CT $82,541 North Canton, CT $83,754

North Granby, CT $81,510 Pine Meadow, CT $83,557 Plainville, CT $83,604 Barkhamsted, CT $83,620 Poquonock, CT $83,856 Riverton, CT $82,683 Vernon Rockville, CT $83,778 Rocky Hill, CT $83,604

Salisbury, CT $82,502 Sharon, CT $83,557 Simsbury, CT $83,856 Somers, CT $81,589 Somersville, CT $81,589 South Glastonbury, CT $83,715 South Windsor, CT $83,856 North Windham, CT $83,321

Pomfret Center, CT $82,463 Putnam, CT $82,360 Quinebaug, CT $82,344 Rogers, CT $82,447 Scotland, CT $83,431 South Willington, CT $82,620 South Windham, CT $83,400 South Woodstock, CT $82,337

Storrs Mansfield, CT $82,746 Thompson, CT $82,407 Ashford, CT $82,549 Willington, CT $82,667 Windham, CT $83,400 Woodstock, CT $82,329 Woodstock Valley, CT $82,439 New London, CT $83,478

Baltic, CT $83,455 Canterbury, CT $83,431 Central Village, CT $83,431 East Lyme, CT $83,478 Bozrah, CT $83,455 Gales Ferry, CT $83,455 Gilman, CT $83,455 Mashantucket, CT $83,478

Ledyard, CT $83,455 Groton, CT $83,478 Hanover, CT $83,455 Jewett City, CT $83,455 Montville, CT $83,478 Moosup, CT $83,352 Mystic, CT $83,478 Niantic, CT $83,478

North Stonington, CT $83,455 Norwich, CT $83,455 Preston, CT $83,455 Oakdale, CT $83,478 Old Lyme, CT $83,423 Stafford, CT $81,400 Stafford Springs, CT $81,400 Staffordville, CT $81,431

Suffield, CT $81,612 Taconic, CT $82,376 Tariffville, CT $83,856 Enfield, CT $81,612 Tolland, CT $82,384 Unionville, CT $83,604 East Windsor, CT $83,856 Weatogue, CT $83,856

West Granby, CT $82,565 West Hartland, CT $82,407 West Simsbury, CT $83,833 West Suffield, CT $81,612 Winchester Center, CT $82,880 Windsor Locks, CT $83,833 Winsted, CT $82,856 Hartford, CT $83,856

West Hartford, CT $83,856 East Hartford, CT $83,856 Wethersfield, CT $83,856 Newington, CT $83,604 Plainfield, CT $83,455 Quaker Hill, CT $83,478 South Lyme, CT $83,478 Sterling, CT $83,321

Stonington, CT $83,455 Pawcatuck, CT $83,400 Taftville, CT $83,455 Uncasville, CT $83,478 Versailles, CT $83,455 Voluntown, CT $83,455 Waterford, CT $83,478 Wauregan, CT $83,321

West Mystic, CT $83,478 Yantic, CT $83,455 Ansonia, CT $84,234 Beacon Falls, CT $84,211 Botsford, CT $86,124 Branford, CT $84,234 Cheshire, CT $83,841 Centerbrook, CT $83,321

Chester, CT $83,266 Clinton, CT $83,998 Cobalt, CT $83,557 Colchester, CT $83,297 Cromwell, CT $83,604 Deep River, CT $83,297 Derby, CT $84,234 Killingworth, CT $83,998

Salem, CT $83,400 Durham, CT $83,502 East Haddam, CT $83,250 East Hampton, CT $83,557 Essex, CT $83,345 Guilford, CT $84,156 Haddam, CT $83,250 Hadlyme, CT $83,400

Hawleyville, CT $86,124 Higganum, CT $83,423 Ivoryton, CT $83,297 Madison, CT $84,022 Marion, CT $83,581 Marlborough, CT $83,723 Meriden, CT $83,604 Middlefield, CT $83,549

Middle Haddam, CT $83,557 Middletown, CT $83,581 Milford, CT $89,014 Milldale, CT $83,604 Monroe, CT $88,959 Moodus, CT $83,305 Newtown, CT $86,124 North Branford, CT $84,234

Northford, CT $84,234 North Haven, CT $84,234 North Westchester, CT $83,297 Old Saybrook, CT $83,376 Orange, CT $84,234 Oxford, CT $84,179 Plantsville, CT $83,604 Portland, CT $83,604

Rockfall, CT $83,604 Sandy Hook, CT $86,069 Seymour, CT $84,234 Shelton, CT $89,014 South Britain, CT $86,046 Southbury, CT $86,022 Southington, CT $83,604 Stevenson, CT $89,014

Wallingford, CT $84,211 Stratford, CT $89,014 Westbrook, CT $83,266 New Haven, CT $84,234 East Haven, CT $84,234 Hamden, CT $84,234 West Haven, CT $84,234 Bethany, CT $84,234

Woodbridge, CT $84,234 Willimantic, CT $83,352 Abington, CT $82,494 Amston, CT $83,431 Andover, CT $83,699 Ballouville, CT $82,400 Brooklyn, CT $83,297 Chaplin, CT $83,242

Columbia, CT $83,274 Coventry, CT $83,620 Danielson, CT $83,219 Dayville, CT $82,447 Eastford, CT $82,470 East Killingly, CT $81,344 East Woodstock, CT $82,313 Fabyan, CT $82,344

Grosvenor Dale, CT $82,329 Hampton, CT $83,297 Hebron, CT $83,431 Lebanon, CT $83,376 Mansfield Center, CT $83,274 Mansfield Depot, CT $83,242 North Franklin, CT $83,455 North Grosvenordale, CT $82,321

Pomfret, CT $82,376 Bridgeport, CT $89,014 Trumbull, CT $89,014 Easton, CT $89,014 Waterbury, CT $83,447 Prospect, CT $84,156 Wolcott, CT $83,581 Bantam, CT $84,376

Bethlehem, CT $85,864 Cornwall, CT $83,675 Cornwall Bridge, CT $83,967 Gaylordsville, CT $85,990 Goshen, CT $83,486 Kent, CT $85,864 Lakeside, CT $84,589 Litchfield, CT $84,132

Middlebury, CT $84,959 Morris, CT $84,471 Naugatuck, CT $84,132 New Milford, CT $86,101 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $85,864 Northfield, CT $83,392 Oakville, CT $83,423 Pequabuck, CT $83,549

Plymouth, CT $83,502 Roxbury, CT $86,069 Sherman, CT $86,101 South Kent, CT $85,912 Terryville, CT $83,549 Thomaston, CT $83,471 Torrington, CT $83,526 Harwinton, CT $83,447

Washington, CT $85,943 Washington Depot, CT $85,943 Watertown, CT $83,392 West Cornwall, CT $83,431 Woodbury, CT $85,943 Bethel, CT $86,124 Brookfield, CT $86,124 Cos Cob, CT $89,762

Danbury, CT $86,124 New Fairfield, CT $86,124 Darien, CT $89,762 Fairfield, CT $89,014 Georgetown, CT $87,502 Greenwich, CT $89,762 Greens Farms, CT $89,014 New Canaan, CT $89,762

Norwalk, CT $89,762 Old Greenwich, CT $89,762 Redding Center, CT $86,124 Redding Ridge, CT $86,124 Ridgefield, CT $86,101 Riverside, CT $89,762 Westport, CT $89,014 Weston, CT $89,014

Southport, CT $89,014 Redding, CT $86,124 Wilton, CT $89,361 Stamford, CT $89,762 Bridgewater, CT $86,124

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

Understanding how a Reliability 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 January 01, 2026

$77,358

Average $84,156/year

$89,094

$6,446

Average $7,013/month

$7,424

$1,488

Average $1,618/week

$1,713

$37

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,094	$7,424	$1,713	$43
Average	$84,156	$7,013	$1,618	$40
25th Percentile	$77,358	$6,446	$1,488	$37

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