Information Security Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Information Security Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Information Security Engineer in Connecticut is $85,087 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,402
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,441 to $93,627
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,389

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Information Security Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,627	$7,802	$1,801	$45
Average	$85,087	$7,091	$1,636	$41
25th Percentile	$78,441	$6,537	$1,508	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Information Security Engineer Salaries

An Information Security 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 Information Security Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Information Security 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): $83,871
Early Career (1-2 years): $98,690
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $128,585
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $150,267
Expert (over 8 years): $174,097

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$83,871
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$98,690
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$128,585
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$150,267
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$174,097

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

District of Columbia: $87,718.
California: $87,385.
Massachusetts: $86,220.

District of Columbia $87,718 California $87,385 Massachusetts $86,220 Washington $85,903 New Jersey $85,872 Alaska $85,761 Connecticut $84,667 New York $84,224

Hawaii $82,806 Rhode Island $82,140 Maryland $81,689 Minnesota $81,071 Colorado $80,833 Illinois $80,754 Oregon $80,453 Delaware $80,231

New Hampshire $80,091 Virginia $79,779 Pennsylvania $78,868 Nevada $78,409 North Dakota $78,258 Michigan $78,020 Wisconsin $77,933 Vermont $77,759

Texas $77,276 Maine $77,244 Arizona $77,197 Ohio $77,141 Georgia $76,412 Indiana $76,048 Wyoming $75,976 Utah $75,866

Iowa $75,818 Kansas $75,438 Louisiana $75,327 North Carolina $75,287 Missouri $75,271 Florida $74,962 Montana $74,796 Nebraska $74,638

Kentucky $74,550 South Carolina $74,234 Tennessee $74,035 Idaho $73,956 New Mexico $73,378 Oklahoma $73,251 Alabama $72,784 South Dakota $71,999

Arkansas $71,572 West Virginia $71,342 Mississippi $70,653

Top Paying Cities for Information Security 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: $83,986
Oneco: $83,828
Avon: $84,366

Old Mystic, CT $83,986 Oneco, CT $83,828 Avon, CT $84,366 Bloomfield, CT $84,366 Windsor, CT $84,366 Bristol, CT $84,113 Burlington, CT $84,057 Broad Brook, CT $84,311

Canaan, CT $82,893 Canton, CT $84,184 Canton Center, CT $84,287 Colebrook, CT $82,829 Collinsville, CT $84,160 East Berlin, CT $84,113 East Canaan, CT $83,059 East Glastonbury, CT $84,366

East Granby, CT $84,343 East Hartland, CT $81,871 East Windsor Hill, CT $84,366 Ellington, CT $84,263 Farmington, CT $84,113 Falls Village, CT $83,424 Glastonbury, CT $84,366 Granby, CT $83,130

Berlin, CT $84,113 Lakeville, CT $83,598 Manchester, CT $84,366 Bolton, CT $84,287 New Britain, CT $84,113 New Hartford, CT $84,057 Norfolk, CT $83,043 North Canton, CT $84,263

North Granby, CT $82,005 Pine Meadow, CT $84,065 Plainville, CT $84,113 Barkhamsted, CT $84,129 Poquonock, CT $84,366 Riverton, CT $83,186 Vernon Rockville, CT $84,287 Rocky Hill, CT $84,113

Salisbury, CT $83,004 Sharon, CT $84,065 Simsbury, CT $84,366 Somers, CT $82,085 Somersville, CT $82,085 South Glastonbury, CT $84,224 South Windsor, CT $84,366 North Windham, CT $83,828

Pomfret Center, CT $82,964 Putnam, CT $82,861 Quinebaug, CT $82,845 Rogers, CT $82,948 Scotland, CT $83,939 South Willington, CT $83,123 South Windham, CT $83,907 South Woodstock, CT $82,837

Storrs Mansfield, CT $83,249 Thompson, CT $82,909 Ashford, CT $83,051 Willington, CT $83,170 Windham, CT $83,907 Woodstock, CT $82,829 Woodstock Valley, CT $82,940 New London, CT $83,986

Baltic, CT $83,962 Canterbury, CT $83,939 Central Village, CT $83,939 East Lyme, CT $83,986 Bozrah, CT $83,962 Gales Ferry, CT $83,962 Gilman, CT $83,962 Mashantucket, CT $83,986

Ledyard, CT $83,962 Groton, CT $83,986 Hanover, CT $83,962 Jewett City, CT $83,962 Montville, CT $83,986 Moosup, CT $83,859 Mystic, CT $83,986 Niantic, CT $83,986

North Stonington, CT $83,962 Norwich, CT $83,962 Preston, CT $83,962 Oakdale, CT $83,986 Old Lyme, CT $83,931 Stafford, CT $81,895 Stafford Springs, CT $81,895 Staffordville, CT $81,926

Suffield, CT $82,108 Taconic, CT $82,877 Tariffville, CT $84,366 Enfield, CT $82,108 Tolland, CT $82,885 Unionville, CT $84,113 East Windsor, CT $84,366 Weatogue, CT $84,366

West Granby, CT $83,067 West Hartland, CT $82,909 West Simsbury, CT $84,343 West Suffield, CT $82,108 Winchester Center, CT $83,384 Windsor Locks, CT $84,343 Winsted, CT $83,360 Hartford, CT $84,366

West Hartford, CT $84,366 East Hartford, CT $84,366 Wethersfield, CT $84,366 Newington, CT $84,113 Plainfield, CT $83,962 Quaker Hill, CT $83,986 South Lyme, CT $83,986 Sterling, CT $83,828

Stonington, CT $83,962 Pawcatuck, CT $83,907 Taftville, CT $83,962 Uncasville, CT $83,986 Versailles, CT $83,962 Voluntown, CT $83,962 Waterford, CT $83,986 Wauregan, CT $83,828

West Mystic, CT $83,986 Yantic, CT $83,962 Ansonia, CT $84,747 Beacon Falls, CT $84,723 Botsford, CT $86,648 Branford, CT $84,747 Cheshire, CT $84,351 Centerbrook, CT $83,828

Chester, CT $83,772 Clinton, CT $84,509 Cobalt, CT $84,065 Colchester, CT $83,804 Cromwell, CT $84,113 Deep River, CT $83,804 Derby, CT $84,747 Killingworth, CT $84,509

Salem, CT $83,907 Durham, CT $84,010 East Haddam, CT $83,756 East Hampton, CT $84,065 Essex, CT $83,851 Guilford, CT $84,667 Haddam, CT $83,756 Hadlyme, CT $83,907

Hawleyville, CT $86,648 Higganum, CT $83,931 Ivoryton, CT $83,804 Madison, CT $84,533 Marion, CT $84,089 Marlborough, CT $84,232 Meriden, CT $84,113 Middlefield, CT $84,057

Middle Haddam, CT $84,065 Middletown, CT $84,089 Milford, CT $89,556 Milldale, CT $84,113 Monroe, CT $89,500 Moodus, CT $83,812 Newtown, CT $86,648 North Branford, CT $84,747

Northford, CT $84,747 North Haven, CT $84,747 North Westchester, CT $83,804 Old Saybrook, CT $83,883 Orange, CT $84,747 Oxford, CT $84,691 Plantsville, CT $84,113 Portland, CT $84,113

Rockfall, CT $84,113 Sandy Hook, CT $86,593 Seymour, CT $84,747 Shelton, CT $89,556 South Britain, CT $86,569 Southbury, CT $86,545 Southington, CT $84,113 Stevenson, CT $89,556

Wallingford, CT $84,723 Stratford, CT $89,556 Westbrook, CT $83,772 New Haven, CT $84,747 East Haven, CT $84,747 Hamden, CT $84,747 West Haven, CT $84,747 Bethany, CT $84,747

Woodbridge, CT $84,747 Willimantic, CT $83,859 Abington, CT $82,996 Amston, CT $83,939 Andover, CT $84,208 Ballouville, CT $82,901 Brooklyn, CT $83,804 Chaplin, CT $83,748

Columbia, CT $83,780 Coventry, CT $84,129 Danielson, CT $83,725 Dayville, CT $82,948 Eastford, CT $82,972 East Killingly, CT $81,839 East Woodstock, CT $82,814 Fabyan, CT $82,845

Grosvenor Dale, CT $82,829 Hampton, CT $83,804 Hebron, CT $83,939 Lebanon, CT $83,883 Mansfield Center, CT $83,780 Mansfield Depot, CT $83,748 North Franklin, CT $83,962 North Grosvenordale, CT $82,821

Pomfret, CT $82,877 Bridgeport, CT $89,556 Trumbull, CT $89,556 Easton, CT $89,556 Waterbury, CT $83,954 Prospect, CT $84,667 Wolcott, CT $84,089 Bantam, CT $84,889

Bethlehem, CT $86,387 Cornwall, CT $84,184 Cornwall Bridge, CT $84,477 Gaylordsville, CT $86,513 Goshen, CT $83,994 Kent, CT $86,387 Lakeside, CT $85,103 Litchfield, CT $84,644

Middlebury, CT $85,476 Morris, CT $84,984 Naugatuck, CT $84,644 New Milford, CT $86,624 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $86,387 Northfield, CT $83,899 Oakville, CT $83,931 Pequabuck, CT $84,057

Plymouth, CT $84,010 Roxbury, CT $86,593 Sherman, CT $86,624 South Kent, CT $86,434 Terryville, CT $84,057 Thomaston, CT $83,978 Torrington, CT $84,034 Harwinton, CT $83,954

Washington, CT $86,466 Washington Depot, CT $86,466 Watertown, CT $83,899 West Cornwall, CT $83,939 Woodbury, CT $86,466 Bethel, CT $86,648 Brookfield, CT $86,648 Cos Cob, CT $90,308

Danbury, CT $86,648 New Fairfield, CT $86,648 Darien, CT $90,308 Fairfield, CT $89,556 Georgetown, CT $88,034 Greenwich, CT $90,308 Greens Farms, CT $89,556 New Canaan, CT $90,308

Norwalk, CT $90,308 Old Greenwich, CT $90,308 Redding Center, CT $86,648 Redding Ridge, CT $86,648 Ridgefield, CT $86,624 Riverside, CT $90,308 Westport, CT $89,556 Weston, CT $89,556

Southport, CT $89,556 Redding, CT $86,648 Wilton, CT $89,904 Stamford, CT $90,308 Bridgewater, CT $86,648

Information Security Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Information Security 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

$78,441

Average $85,087/year

$93,627

$6,537

Average $7,091/month

$7,802

$1,508

Average $1,636/week

$1,801

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,627	$7,802	$1,801	$45
Average	$85,087	$7,091	$1,636	$41
25th Percentile	$78,441	$6,537	$1,508	$38

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