Software Development Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Software Development Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Development Engineer in Connecticut is $137,344 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $66.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $159,792
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $126,533 to $149,094
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $116,690

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Software Development Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$149,094	$12,425	$2,867	$72
Average	$137,344	$11,445	$2,641	$66
25th Percentile	$126,533	$10,544	$2,433	$61

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Key Factors That Influence Software Development Engineer Salaries

A Software Development 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 Software Development Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Development 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): $86,598
Early Career (1-2 years): $111,441
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $136,480
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $157,908
Expert (over 8 years): $181,513

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$86,598
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$111,441
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$136,480
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$157,908
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$181,513

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

District of Columbia: $142,292.
California: $141,752.
Massachusetts: $139,863.

District of Columbia $142,292 California $141,752 Massachusetts $139,863 Washington $139,349 New Jersey $139,297 Alaska $139,117 Connecticut $137,344 New York $136,624

Hawaii $134,324 Rhode Island $133,244 Maryland $132,512 Minnesota $131,509 Colorado $131,124 Illinois $130,995 Oregon $130,507 Delaware $130,147

New Hampshire $129,921 Virginia $129,415 Pennsylvania $127,937 Nevada $127,191 North Dakota $126,947 Michigan $126,562 Wisconsin $126,420 Vermont $126,137

Texas $125,354 Maine $125,302 Arizona $125,225 Ohio $125,135 Georgia $123,953 Indiana $123,362 Wyoming $123,246 Utah $123,066

Iowa $122,989 Kansas $122,372 Louisiana $122,192 North Carolina $122,128 Missouri $122,102 Florida $121,601 Montana $121,331 Nebraska $121,074

Kentucky $120,933 South Carolina $120,419 Tennessee $120,097 Idaho $119,969 New Mexico $119,031 Oklahoma $118,825 Alabama $118,067 South Dakota $116,794

Arkansas $116,100 West Virginia $115,728 Mississippi $114,610

Top Paying Cities for Software Development 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: $136,239
Oneco: $135,982
Avon: $136,856

Old Mystic, CT $136,239 Oneco, CT $135,982 Avon, CT $136,856 Bloomfield, CT $136,856 Windsor, CT $136,856 Bristol, CT $136,444 Burlington, CT $136,354 Broad Brook, CT $136,766

Canaan, CT $134,465 Canton, CT $136,560 Canton Center, CT $136,727 Colebrook, CT $134,362 Collinsville, CT $136,521 East Berlin, CT $136,444 East Canaan, CT $134,735 East Glastonbury, CT $136,856

East Granby, CT $136,817 East Hartland, CT $132,807 East Windsor Hill, CT $136,856 Ellington, CT $136,689 Farmington, CT $136,444 Falls Village, CT $135,326 Glastonbury, CT $136,856 Granby, CT $134,851

Berlin, CT $136,444 Lakeville, CT $135,609 Manchester, CT $136,856 Bolton, CT $136,727 New Britain, CT $136,444 New Hartford, CT $136,354 Norfolk, CT $134,709 North Canton, CT $136,689

North Granby, CT $133,026 Pine Meadow, CT $136,367 Plainville, CT $136,444 Barkhamsted, CT $136,470 Poquonock, CT $136,856 Riverton, CT $134,941 Vernon Rockville, CT $136,727 Rocky Hill, CT $136,444

Salisbury, CT $134,645 Sharon, CT $136,367 Simsbury, CT $136,856 Somers, CT $133,154 Somersville, CT $133,154 South Glastonbury, CT $136,624 South Windsor, CT $136,856 North Windham, CT $135,982

Pomfret Center, CT $134,581 Putnam, CT $134,414 Quinebaug, CT $134,388 Rogers, CT $134,555 Scotland, CT $136,162 South Willington, CT $134,838 South Windham, CT $136,110 South Woodstock, CT $134,375

Storrs Mansfield, CT $135,044 Thompson, CT $134,491 Ashford, CT $134,722 Willington, CT $134,915 Windham, CT $136,110 Woodstock, CT $134,362 Woodstock Valley, CT $134,542 New London, CT $136,239

Baltic, CT $136,200 Canterbury, CT $136,162 Central Village, CT $136,162 East Lyme, CT $136,239 Bozrah, CT $136,200 Gales Ferry, CT $136,200 Gilman, CT $136,200 Mashantucket, CT $136,239

Ledyard, CT $136,200 Groton, CT $136,239 Hanover, CT $136,200 Jewett City, CT $136,200 Montville, CT $136,239 Moosup, CT $136,033 Mystic, CT $136,239 Niantic, CT $136,239

North Stonington, CT $136,200 Norwich, CT $136,200 Preston, CT $136,200 Oakdale, CT $136,239 Old Lyme, CT $136,149 Stafford, CT $132,846 Stafford Springs, CT $132,846 Staffordville, CT $132,897

Suffield, CT $133,193 Taconic, CT $134,440 Tariffville, CT $136,856 Enfield, CT $133,193 Tolland, CT $134,452 Unionville, CT $136,444 East Windsor, CT $136,856 Weatogue, CT $136,856

West Granby, CT $134,748 West Hartland, CT $134,491 West Simsbury, CT $136,817 West Suffield, CT $133,193 Winchester Center, CT $135,262 Windsor Locks, CT $136,817 Winsted, CT $135,223 Hartford, CT $136,856

West Hartford, CT $136,856 East Hartford, CT $136,856 Wethersfield, CT $136,856 Newington, CT $136,444 Plainfield, CT $136,200 Quaker Hill, CT $136,239 South Lyme, CT $136,239 Sterling, CT $135,982

Stonington, CT $136,200 Pawcatuck, CT $136,110 Taftville, CT $136,200 Uncasville, CT $136,239 Versailles, CT $136,200 Voluntown, CT $136,200 Waterford, CT $136,239 Wauregan, CT $135,982

West Mystic, CT $136,239 Yantic, CT $136,200 Ansonia, CT $137,472 Beacon Falls, CT $137,434 Botsford, CT $140,557 Branford, CT $137,472 Cheshire, CT $136,830 Centerbrook, CT $135,982

Chester, CT $135,892 Clinton, CT $137,087 Cobalt, CT $136,367 Colchester, CT $135,943 Cromwell, CT $136,444 Deep River, CT $135,943 Derby, CT $137,472 Killingworth, CT $137,087

Salem, CT $136,110 Durham, CT $136,277 East Haddam, CT $135,866 East Hampton, CT $136,367 Essex, CT $136,020 Guilford, CT $137,344 Haddam, CT $135,866 Hadlyme, CT $136,110

Hawleyville, CT $140,557 Higganum, CT $136,149 Ivoryton, CT $135,943 Madison, CT $137,126 Marion, CT $136,406 Marlborough, CT $136,637 Meriden, CT $136,444 Middlefield, CT $136,354

Middle Haddam, CT $136,367 Middletown, CT $136,406 Milford, CT $145,273 Milldale, CT $136,444 Monroe, CT $145,183 Moodus, CT $135,956 Newtown, CT $140,557 North Branford, CT $137,472

Northford, CT $137,472 North Haven, CT $137,472 North Westchester, CT $135,943 Old Saybrook, CT $136,072 Orange, CT $137,472 Oxford, CT $137,383 Plantsville, CT $136,444 Portland, CT $136,444

Rockfall, CT $136,444 Sandy Hook, CT $140,467 Seymour, CT $137,472 Shelton, CT $145,273 South Britain, CT $140,428 Southbury, CT $140,390 Southington, CT $136,444 Stevenson, CT $145,273

Wallingford, CT $137,434 Stratford, CT $145,273 Westbrook, CT $135,892 New Haven, CT $137,472 East Haven, CT $137,472 Hamden, CT $137,472 West Haven, CT $137,472 Bethany, CT $137,472

Woodbridge, CT $137,472 Willimantic, CT $136,033 Abington, CT $134,632 Amston, CT $136,162 Andover, CT $136,599 Ballouville, CT $134,478 Brooklyn, CT $135,943 Chaplin, CT $135,853

Columbia, CT $135,905 Coventry, CT $136,470 Danielson, CT $135,815 Dayville, CT $134,555 Eastford, CT $134,594 East Killingly, CT $132,756 East Woodstock, CT $134,337 Fabyan, CT $134,388

Grosvenor Dale, CT $134,362 Hampton, CT $135,943 Hebron, CT $136,162 Lebanon, CT $136,072 Mansfield Center, CT $135,905 Mansfield Depot, CT $135,853 North Franklin, CT $136,200 North Grosvenordale, CT $134,350

Pomfret, CT $134,440 Bridgeport, CT $145,273 Trumbull, CT $145,273 Easton, CT $145,273 Waterbury, CT $136,187 Prospect, CT $137,344 Wolcott, CT $136,406 Bantam, CT $137,704

Bethlehem, CT $140,133 Cornwall, CT $136,560 Cornwall Bridge, CT $137,036 Gaylordsville, CT $140,338 Goshen, CT $136,252 Kent, CT $140,133 Lakeside, CT $138,051 Litchfield, CT $137,305

Middlebury, CT $138,655 Morris, CT $137,858 Naugatuck, CT $137,305 New Milford, CT $140,518 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $140,133 Northfield, CT $136,097 Oakville, CT $136,149 Pequabuck, CT $136,354

Plymouth, CT $136,277 Roxbury, CT $140,467 Sherman, CT $140,518 South Kent, CT $140,210 Terryville, CT $136,354 Thomaston, CT $136,226 Torrington, CT $136,316 Harwinton, CT $136,187

Washington, CT $140,261 Washington Depot, CT $140,261 Watertown, CT $136,097 West Cornwall, CT $136,162 Woodbury, CT $140,261 Bethel, CT $140,557 Brookfield, CT $140,557 Cos Cob, CT $146,494

Danbury, CT $140,557 New Fairfield, CT $140,557 Darien, CT $146,494 Fairfield, CT $145,273 Georgetown, CT $142,806 Greenwich, CT $146,494 Greens Farms, CT $145,273 New Canaan, CT $146,494

Norwalk, CT $146,494 Old Greenwich, CT $146,494 Redding Center, CT $140,557 Redding Ridge, CT $140,557 Ridgefield, CT $140,518 Riverside, CT $146,494 Westport, CT $145,273 Weston, CT $145,273

Southport, CT $145,273 Redding, CT $140,557 Wilton, CT $145,839 Stamford, CT $146,494 Bridgewater, CT $140,557

Software Development Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Development 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

$126,533

Average $137,344/year

$149,094

$10,544

Average $11,445/month

$12,425

$2,433

Average $2,641/week

$2,867

$61

Average $66/hour

$72

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$149,094	$12,425	$2,867	$72
Average	$137,344	$11,445	$2,641	$66
25th Percentile	$126,533	$10,544	$2,433	$61

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