Hardware Development Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Hardware Development Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Hardware Development Engineer in Connecticut is $106,871 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,440
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $100,267 to $113,973
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,255

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Hardware Development Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,973	$9,498	$2,192	$55
Average	$106,871	$8,906	$2,055	$51
25th Percentile	$100,267	$8,356	$1,928	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Development Engineer Salaries

A Hardware 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 Hardware Development Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware 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): $89,678
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,205
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,313
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $151,003
Expert (over 8 years): $178,285

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$89,678
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$107,205
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$124,313
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$151,003
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$178,285

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

District of Columbia: $110,175.
California: $109,757.
Massachusetts: $108,294.

District of Columbia $110,175 California $109,757 Massachusetts $108,294 Washington $107,896 New Jersey $107,856 Alaska $107,717 Connecticut $106,344 New York $105,786

Hawaii $104,005 Rhode Island $103,169 Maryland $102,602 Minnesota $101,826 Colorado $101,527 Illinois $101,428 Oregon $101,050 Delaware $100,771

New Hampshire $100,596 Virginia $100,204 Pennsylvania $99,060 Nevada $98,482 North Dakota $98,293 Michigan $97,995 Wisconsin $97,885 Vermont $97,666

Texas $97,059 Maine $97,020 Arizona $96,960 Ohio $96,890 Georgia $95,975 Indiana $95,517 Wyoming $95,428 Utah $95,288

Iowa $95,229 Kansas $94,751 Louisiana $94,612 North Carolina $94,562 Missouri $94,542 Florida $94,154 Montana $93,945 Nebraska $93,746

Kentucky $93,636 South Carolina $93,238 Tennessee $92,990 Idaho $92,890 New Mexico $92,164 Oklahoma $92,005 Alabama $91,417 South Dakota $90,432

Arkansas $89,895 West Virginia $89,606 Mississippi $88,741

Top Paying Cities for Hardware 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: $105,488
Oneco: $105,289
Avon: $105,965

Old Mystic, CT $105,488 Oneco, CT $105,289 Avon, CT $105,965 Bloomfield, CT $105,965 Windsor, CT $105,965 Bristol, CT $105,647 Burlington, CT $105,577 Broad Brook, CT $105,896

Canaan, CT $104,115 Canton, CT $105,737 Canton Center, CT $105,866 Colebrook, CT $104,035 Collinsville, CT $105,707 East Berlin, CT $105,647 East Canaan, CT $104,324 East Glastonbury, CT $105,965

East Granby, CT $105,936 East Hartland, CT $102,831 East Windsor Hill, CT $105,965 Ellington, CT $105,836 Farmington, CT $105,647 Falls Village, CT $104,781 Glastonbury, CT $105,965 Granby, CT $104,413

Berlin, CT $105,647 Lakeville, CT $105,000 Manchester, CT $105,965 Bolton, CT $105,866 New Britain, CT $105,647 New Hartford, CT $105,577 Norfolk, CT $104,304 North Canton, CT $105,836

North Granby, CT $103,000 Pine Meadow, CT $105,587 Plainville, CT $105,647 Barkhamsted, CT $105,667 Poquonock, CT $105,965 Riverton, CT $104,483 Vernon Rockville, CT $105,866 Rocky Hill, CT $105,647

Salisbury, CT $104,254 Sharon, CT $105,587 Simsbury, CT $105,965 Somers, CT $103,100 Somersville, CT $103,100 South Glastonbury, CT $105,786 South Windsor, CT $105,965 North Windham, CT $105,289

Pomfret Center, CT $104,204 Putnam, CT $104,075 Quinebaug, CT $104,055 Rogers, CT $104,184 Scotland, CT $105,428 South Willington, CT $104,403 South Windham, CT $105,388 South Woodstock, CT $104,045

Storrs Mansfield, CT $104,562 Thompson, CT $104,134 Ashford, CT $104,314 Willington, CT $104,463 Windham, CT $105,388 Woodstock, CT $104,035 Woodstock Valley, CT $104,174 New London, CT $105,488

Baltic, CT $105,458 Canterbury, CT $105,428 Central Village, CT $105,428 East Lyme, CT $105,488 Bozrah, CT $105,458 Gales Ferry, CT $105,458 Gilman, CT $105,458 Mashantucket, CT $105,488

Ledyard, CT $105,458 Groton, CT $105,488 Hanover, CT $105,458 Jewett City, CT $105,458 Montville, CT $105,488 Moosup, CT $105,329 Mystic, CT $105,488 Niantic, CT $105,488

North Stonington, CT $105,458 Norwich, CT $105,458 Preston, CT $105,458 Oakdale, CT $105,488 Old Lyme, CT $105,418 Stafford, CT $102,861 Stafford Springs, CT $102,861 Staffordville, CT $102,901

Suffield, CT $103,129 Taconic, CT $104,095 Tariffville, CT $105,965 Enfield, CT $103,129 Tolland, CT $104,105 Unionville, CT $105,647 East Windsor, CT $105,965 Weatogue, CT $105,965

West Granby, CT $104,333 West Hartland, CT $104,134 West Simsbury, CT $105,936 West Suffield, CT $103,129 Winchester Center, CT $104,731 Windsor Locks, CT $105,936 Winsted, CT $104,702 Hartford, CT $105,965

West Hartford, CT $105,965 East Hartford, CT $105,965 Wethersfield, CT $105,965 Newington, CT $105,647 Plainfield, CT $105,458 Quaker Hill, CT $105,488 South Lyme, CT $105,488 Sterling, CT $105,289

Stonington, CT $105,458 Pawcatuck, CT $105,388 Taftville, CT $105,458 Uncasville, CT $105,488 Versailles, CT $105,458 Voluntown, CT $105,458 Waterford, CT $105,488 Wauregan, CT $105,289

West Mystic, CT $105,488 Yantic, CT $105,458 Ansonia, CT $106,443 Beacon Falls, CT $106,413 Botsford, CT $108,831 Branford, CT $106,443 Cheshire, CT $105,945 Centerbrook, CT $105,289

Chester, CT $105,219 Clinton, CT $106,145 Cobalt, CT $105,587 Colchester, CT $105,259 Cromwell, CT $105,647 Deep River, CT $105,259 Derby, CT $106,443 Killingworth, CT $106,145

Salem, CT $105,388 Durham, CT $105,518 East Haddam, CT $105,199 East Hampton, CT $105,587 Essex, CT $105,319 Guilford, CT $106,344 Haddam, CT $105,199 Hadlyme, CT $105,388

Hawleyville, CT $108,831 Higganum, CT $105,418 Ivoryton, CT $105,259 Madison, CT $106,174 Marion, CT $105,617 Marlborough, CT $105,796 Meriden, CT $105,647 Middlefield, CT $105,577

Middle Haddam, CT $105,587 Middletown, CT $105,617 Milford, CT $112,483 Milldale, CT $105,647 Monroe, CT $112,413 Moodus, CT $105,269 Newtown, CT $108,831 North Branford, CT $106,443

Northford, CT $106,443 North Haven, CT $106,443 North Westchester, CT $105,259 Old Saybrook, CT $105,358 Orange, CT $106,443 Oxford, CT $106,373 Plantsville, CT $105,647 Portland, CT $105,647

Rockfall, CT $105,647 Sandy Hook, CT $108,762 Seymour, CT $106,443 Shelton, CT $112,483 South Britain, CT $108,732 Southbury, CT $108,702 Southington, CT $105,647 Stevenson, CT $112,483

Wallingford, CT $106,413 Stratford, CT $112,483 Westbrook, CT $105,219 New Haven, CT $106,443 East Haven, CT $106,443 Hamden, CT $106,443 West Haven, CT $106,443 Bethany, CT $106,443

Woodbridge, CT $106,443 Willimantic, CT $105,329 Abington, CT $104,244 Amston, CT $105,428 Andover, CT $105,766 Ballouville, CT $104,125 Brooklyn, CT $105,259 Chaplin, CT $105,189

Columbia, CT $105,229 Coventry, CT $105,667 Danielson, CT $105,159 Dayville, CT $104,184 Eastford, CT $104,214 East Killingly, CT $102,791 East Woodstock, CT $104,015 Fabyan, CT $104,055

Grosvenor Dale, CT $104,035 Hampton, CT $105,259 Hebron, CT $105,428 Lebanon, CT $105,358 Mansfield Center, CT $105,229 Mansfield Depot, CT $105,189 North Franklin, CT $105,458 North Grosvenordale, CT $104,025

Pomfret, CT $104,095 Bridgeport, CT $112,483 Trumbull, CT $112,483 Easton, CT $112,483 Waterbury, CT $105,448 Prospect, CT $106,344 Wolcott, CT $105,617 Bantam, CT $106,622

Bethlehem, CT $108,503 Cornwall, CT $105,737 Cornwall Bridge, CT $106,105 Gaylordsville, CT $108,662 Goshen, CT $105,498 Kent, CT $108,503 Lakeside, CT $106,891 Litchfield, CT $106,314

Middlebury, CT $107,358 Morris, CT $106,742 Naugatuck, CT $106,314 New Milford, CT $108,801 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $108,503 Northfield, CT $105,378 Oakville, CT $105,418 Pequabuck, CT $105,577

Plymouth, CT $105,518 Roxbury, CT $108,762 Sherman, CT $108,801 South Kent, CT $108,563 Terryville, CT $105,577 Thomaston, CT $105,478 Torrington, CT $105,547 Harwinton, CT $105,448

Washington, CT $108,602 Washington Depot, CT $108,602 Watertown, CT $105,378 West Cornwall, CT $105,428 Woodbury, CT $108,602 Bethel, CT $108,831 Brookfield, CT $108,831 Cos Cob, CT $113,428

Danbury, CT $108,831 New Fairfield, CT $108,831 Darien, CT $113,428 Fairfield, CT $112,483 Georgetown, CT $110,573 Greenwich, CT $113,428 Greens Farms, CT $112,483 New Canaan, CT $113,428

Norwalk, CT $113,428 Old Greenwich, CT $113,428 Redding Center, CT $108,831 Redding Ridge, CT $108,831 Ridgefield, CT $108,801 Riverside, CT $113,428 Westport, CT $112,483 Weston, CT $112,483

Southport, CT $112,483 Redding, CT $108,831 Wilton, CT $112,921 Stamford, CT $113,428 Bridgewater, CT $108,831

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

Understanding how a Hardware 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 May 18, 2021

$100,267

Average $106,871/year

$113,973

$8,356

Average $8,906/month

$9,498

$1,928

Average $2,055/week

$2,192

$48

Average $51/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,973	$9,498	$2,192	$55
Average	$106,871	$8,906	$2,055	$51
25th Percentile	$100,267	$8,356	$1,928	$48

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