Test Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Test Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Test Engineer in Connecticut is $120,242 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $58.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $138,362
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $111,870 to $129,726
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $104,249

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Test Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$129,726	$10,811	$2,495	$62
Average	$120,242	$10,020	$2,312	$58
25th Percentile	$111,870	$9,323	$2,151	$54

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Key Factors That Influence Test Engineer Salaries

A Test 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 Test Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Test 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): $75,801
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,260
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,544
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,276
Expert (over 8 years): $157,438

Levels	Salary
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$75,801
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$85,260
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$119,544
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$144,276
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$157,438

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What Am I Worth?

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

District of Columbia: $124,573.
California: $124,101.
Massachusetts: $122,447.

District of Columbia $124,573 California $124,101 Massachusetts $122,447 Washington $121,997 New Jersey $121,952 Alaska $121,794 Connecticut $120,242 New York $119,612

Hawaii $117,598 Rhode Island $116,652 Maryland $116,011 Minnesota $115,134 Colorado $114,796 Illinois $114,683 Oregon $114,256 Delaware $113,941

New Hampshire $113,743 Virginia $113,300 Pennsylvania $112,006 Nevada $111,353 North Dakota $111,139 Michigan $110,802 Wisconsin $110,678 Vermont $110,431

Texas $109,744 Maine $109,699 Arizona $109,632 Ohio $109,553 Georgia $108,518 Indiana $108,000 Wyoming $107,899 Utah $107,741

Iowa $107,674 Kansas $107,134 Louisiana $106,976 North Carolina $106,920 Missouri $106,898 Florida $106,459 Montana $106,223 Nebraska $105,998

Kentucky $105,874 South Carolina $105,424 Tennessee $105,142 Idaho $105,030 New Mexico $104,209 Oklahoma $104,029 Alabama $103,365 South Dakota $102,251

Arkansas $101,643 West Virginia $101,317 Mississippi $100,338

Top Paying Cities for Test 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: $118,334
Oneco: $118,030
Avon: $118,561

Old Mystic, CT $118,334 Oneco, CT $118,030 Avon, CT $118,561 Bloomfield, CT $118,628 Windsor, CT $118,632 Bristol, CT $118,619 Burlington, CT $118,612 Broad Brook, CT $117,969

Canaan, CT $118,050 Canton, CT $118,503 Canton Center, CT $118,468 Colebrook, CT $118,053 Collinsville, CT $118,494 East Berlin, CT $118,430 East Canaan, CT $118,183 East Glastonbury, CT $118,629

East Granby, CT $117,985 East Hartland, CT $117,683 East Windsor Hill, CT $118,539 Ellington, CT $117,711 Farmington, CT $118,432 Falls Village, CT $118,454 Glastonbury, CT $118,634 Granby, CT $117,743

Berlin, CT $118,421 Lakeville, CT $118,555 Manchester, CT $118,619 Bolton, CT $118,466 New Britain, CT $118,385 New Hartford, CT $118,592 Norfolk, CT $118,345 North Canton, CT $118,380

North Granby, CT $117,396 Pine Meadow, CT $118,486 Plainville, CT $118,430 Barkhamsted, CT $118,249 Poquonock, CT $118,539 Riverton, CT $118,104 Vernon Rockville, CT $118,305 Rocky Hill, CT $118,501

Salisbury, CT $117,758 Sharon, CT $119,453 Simsbury, CT $118,456 Somers, CT $116,742 Somersville, CT $116,720 South Glastonbury, CT $118,602 South Windsor, CT $118,584 North Windham, CT $118,307

Pomfret Center, CT $118,183 Putnam, CT $118,115 Quinebaug, CT $118,151 Rogers, CT $118,111 Scotland, CT $118,313 South Willington, CT $118,015 South Windham, CT $118,338 South Woodstock, CT $118,170

Storrs Mansfield, CT $118,242 Thompson, CT $118,139 Ashford, CT $118,036 Willington, CT $117,999 Windham, CT $118,320 Woodstock, CT $118,136 Woodstock Valley, CT $118,088 New London, CT $118,340

Baltic, CT $118,312 Canterbury, CT $118,262 Central Village, CT $118,169 East Lyme, CT $118,378 Bozrah, CT $118,325 Gales Ferry, CT $118,332 Gilman, CT $118,349 Mashantucket, CT $118,320

Ledyard, CT $118,330 Groton, CT $118,339 Hanover, CT $118,311 Jewett City, CT $118,305 Montville, CT $118,337 Moosup, CT $118,112 Mystic, CT $118,333 Niantic, CT $118,372

North Stonington, CT $118,276 Norwich, CT $118,306 Preston, CT $118,306 Oakdale, CT $118,368 Old Lyme, CT $118,598 Stafford, CT $117,515 Stafford Springs, CT $117,574 Staffordville, CT $117,404

Suffield, CT $116,631 Taconic, CT $118,190 Tariffville, CT $118,247 Enfield, CT $116,606 Tolland, CT $117,955 Unionville, CT $118,533 East Windsor, CT $117,816 Weatogue, CT $118,566

West Granby, CT $117,995 West Hartland, CT $117,726 West Simsbury, CT $118,441 West Suffield, CT $116,651 Winchester Center, CT $118,454 Windsor Locks, CT $117,819 Winsted, CT $118,443 Hartford, CT $118,734

West Hartford, CT $118,633 East Hartford, CT $118,725 Wethersfield, CT $118,627 Newington, CT $118,409 Plainfield, CT $118,220 Quaker Hill, CT $118,340 South Lyme, CT $118,450 Sterling, CT $117,999

Stonington, CT $118,310 Pawcatuck, CT $118,246 Taftville, CT $118,306 Uncasville, CT $118,332 Versailles, CT $118,300 Voluntown, CT $118,214 Waterford, CT $118,342 Wauregan, CT $118,160

West Mystic, CT $118,336 Yantic, CT $118,314 Ansonia, CT $120,699 Beacon Falls, CT $120,378 Botsford, CT $122,596 Branford, CT $119,567 Cheshire, CT $119,346 Centerbrook, CT $118,966

Chester, CT $118,966 Clinton, CT $119,483 Cobalt, CT $118,642 Colchester, CT $118,527 Cromwell, CT $118,495 Deep River, CT $119,035 Derby, CT $121,251 Killingworth, CT $119,334

Salem, CT $118,438 Durham, CT $119,041 East Haddam, CT $118,700 East Hampton, CT $118,679 Essex, CT $118,861 Guilford, CT $119,673 Haddam, CT $118,927 Hadlyme, CT $118,763

Hawleyville, CT $122,288 Higganum, CT $118,957 Ivoryton, CT $118,989 Madison, CT $119,528 Marion, CT $119,019 Marlborough, CT $118,605 Meriden, CT $118,701 Middlefield, CT $118,789

Middle Haddam, CT $118,724 Middletown, CT $118,651 Milford, CT $122,947 Milldale, CT $118,826 Monroe, CT $124,175 Moodus, CT $118,732 Newtown, CT $122,527 North Branford, CT $119,532

Northford, CT $119,512 North Haven, CT $119,422 North Westchester, CT $118,516 Old Saybrook, CT $118,908 Orange, CT $119,975 Oxford, CT $121,327 Plantsville, CT $118,819 Portland, CT $118,590

Rockfall, CT $118,656 Sandy Hook, CT $122,420 Seymour, CT $120,764 Shelton, CT $123,788 South Britain, CT $121,773 Southbury, CT $121,731 Southington, CT $118,511 Stevenson, CT $124,438

Wallingford, CT $119,307 Stratford, CT $126,156 Westbrook, CT $119,205 New Haven, CT $119,251 East Haven, CT $119,308 Hamden, CT $119,412 West Haven, CT $119,355 Bethany, CT $119,864

Woodbridge, CT $119,607 Willimantic, CT $118,339 Abington, CT $118,167 Amston, CT $118,463 Andover, CT $118,411 Ballouville, CT $118,064 Brooklyn, CT $118,166 Chaplin, CT $118,267

Columbia, CT $118,422 Coventry, CT $118,348 Danielson, CT $118,025 Dayville, CT $118,031 Eastford, CT $118,114 East Killingly, CT $117,913 East Woodstock, CT $118,157 Fabyan, CT $118,158

Grosvenor Dale, CT $118,159 Hampton, CT $118,228 Hebron, CT $118,484 Lebanon, CT $118,380 Mansfield Center, CT $118,276 Mansfield Depot, CT $118,280 North Franklin, CT $118,325 North Grosvenordale, CT $118,167

Pomfret, CT $118,175 Bridgeport, CT $126,485 Trumbull, CT $125,805 Easton, CT $125,734 Waterbury, CT $119,733 Prospect, CT $119,703 Wolcott, CT $119,038 Bantam, CT $120,162

Bethlehem, CT $120,426 Cornwall, CT $119,589 Cornwall Bridge, CT $120,283 Gaylordsville, CT $121,373 Goshen, CT $119,286 Kent, CT $120,525 Lakeside, CT $120,294 Litchfield, CT $119,731

Middlebury, CT $120,569 Morris, CT $120,099 Naugatuck, CT $120,269 New Milford, CT $121,739 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $120,740 Northfield, CT $119,330 Oakville, CT $119,817 Pequabuck, CT $118,899

Plymouth, CT $119,290 Roxbury, CT $121,649 Sherman, CT $121,881 South Kent, CT $120,802 Terryville, CT $118,989 Thomaston, CT $119,472 Torrington, CT $118,950 Harwinton, CT $118,983

Washington, CT $120,997 Washington Depot, CT $121,076 Watertown, CT $119,984 West Cornwall, CT $119,224 Woodbury, CT $120,923 Bethel, CT $122,430 Brookfield, CT $122,235 Cos Cob, CT $127,569

Danbury, CT $122,253 New Fairfield, CT $122,254 Darien, CT $127,532 Fairfield, CT $126,409 Georgetown, CT $125,399 Greenwich, CT $127,474 Greens Farms, CT $126,336 New Canaan, CT $126,999

Norwalk, CT $127,081 Old Greenwich, CT $127,571 Redding Center, CT $124,205 Redding Ridge, CT $124,205 Ridgefield, CT $123,113 Riverside, CT $127,564 Westport, CT $126,337 Weston, CT $125,819

Southport, CT $126,380 Redding, CT $123,927 Wilton, CT $125,946 Stamford, CT $127,600 Bridgewater, CT $122,064

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

Understanding how a Test 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 June 01, 2026

$111,870

Average $120,242/year

$129,726

$9,323

Average $10,020/month

$10,811

$2,151

Average $2,312/week

$2,495

$54

Average $58/hour

$62

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$129,726	$10,811	$2,495	$62
Average	$120,242	$10,020	$2,312	$58
25th Percentile	$111,870	$9,323	$2,151	$54

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