Network Security Administrator Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Network Security Administrator make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Network Security Administrator in Connecticut is $126,716 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $61.

However, a Network Security Administrator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $142,191
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $116,925 to $134,816
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $108,010

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Network Security Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$134,816	$11,235	$2,593	$65
Average	$126,716	$10,560	$2,437	$61
25th Percentile	$116,925	$9,744	$2,249	$56

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Key Factors That Influence Network Security Administrator Salaries

A Network Security Administrator'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 Network Security Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Network Security Administrator'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): $82,459
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,985
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $126,637
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $146,264
Expert (over 8 years): $166,139

Levels	Salary
Network S... Level Network Security Administrator	$82,459
Network S... Level Network Security Administrator	$100,985
Network S... Level Network Security Administrator	$126,637
Network S... Level Network Security Administrator	$146,264
Network S... Level Network Security Administrator	$166,139

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How Do Network Security Administrator 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 Network Security Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $130,633.
California: $130,137.
Massachusetts: $128,403.

District of Columbia $130,633 California $130,137 Massachusetts $128,403 Washington $127,931 New Jersey $127,884 Alaska $127,719 Connecticut $126,091 New York $125,430

Hawaii $123,318 Rhode Island $122,327 Maryland $121,654 Minnesota $120,734 Colorado $120,380 Illinois $120,262 Oregon $119,814 Delaware $119,483

New Hampshire $119,276 Virginia $118,811 Pennsylvania $117,454 Nevada $116,770 North Dakota $116,546 Michigan $116,192 Wisconsin $116,062 Vermont $115,802

Texas $115,083 Maine $115,035 Arizona $114,965 Ohio $114,882 Georgia $113,797 Indiana $113,254 Wyoming $113,148 Utah $112,982

Iowa $112,912 Kansas $112,345 Louisiana $112,180 North Carolina $112,121 Missouri $112,098 Florida $111,637 Montana $111,390 Nebraska $111,154

Kentucky $111,024 South Carolina $110,552 Tennessee $110,257 Idaho $110,139 New Mexico $109,278 Oklahoma $109,089 Alabama $108,393 South Dakota $107,225

Arkansas $106,588 West Virginia $106,245 Mississippi $105,219

Top Paying Cities for Network Security Administrators

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: $125,076
Oneco: $124,840
Avon: $125,642

Old Mystic, CT $125,076 Oneco, CT $124,840 Avon, CT $125,642 Bloomfield, CT $125,642 Windsor, CT $125,642 Bristol, CT $125,265 Burlington, CT $125,182 Broad Brook, CT $125,560

Canaan, CT $123,448 Canton, CT $125,371 Canton Center, CT $125,524 Colebrook, CT $123,353 Collinsville, CT $125,335 East Berlin, CT $125,265 East Canaan, CT $123,695 East Glastonbury, CT $125,642

East Granby, CT $125,607 East Hartland, CT $121,926 East Windsor Hill, CT $125,642 Ellington, CT $125,489 Farmington, CT $125,265 Falls Village, CT $124,238 Glastonbury, CT $125,642 Granby, CT $123,802

Berlin, CT $125,265 Lakeville, CT $124,498 Manchester, CT $125,642 Bolton, CT $125,524 New Britain, CT $125,265 New Hartford, CT $125,182 Norfolk, CT $123,672 North Canton, CT $125,489

North Granby, CT $122,126 Pine Meadow, CT $125,194 Plainville, CT $125,265 Barkhamsted, CT $125,288 Poquonock, CT $125,642 Riverton, CT $123,884 Vernon Rockville, CT $125,524 Rocky Hill, CT $125,265

Salisbury, CT $123,613 Sharon, CT $125,194 Simsbury, CT $125,642 Somers, CT $122,244 Somersville, CT $122,244 South Glastonbury, CT $125,430 South Windsor, CT $125,642 North Windham, CT $124,840

Pomfret Center, CT $123,554 Putnam, CT $123,401 Quinebaug, CT $123,377 Rogers, CT $123,530 Scotland, CT $125,005 South Willington, CT $123,790 South Windham, CT $124,958 South Woodstock, CT $123,365

Storrs Mansfield, CT $123,979 Thompson, CT $123,471 Ashford, CT $123,684 Willington, CT $123,861 Windham, CT $124,958 Woodstock, CT $123,353 Woodstock Valley, CT $123,518 New London, CT $125,076

Baltic, CT $125,040 Canterbury, CT $125,005 Central Village, CT $125,005 East Lyme, CT $125,076 Bozrah, CT $125,040 Gales Ferry, CT $125,040 Gilman, CT $125,040 Mashantucket, CT $125,076

Ledyard, CT $125,040 Groton, CT $125,076 Hanover, CT $125,040 Jewett City, CT $125,040 Montville, CT $125,076 Moosup, CT $124,887 Mystic, CT $125,076 Niantic, CT $125,076

North Stonington, CT $125,040 Norwich, CT $125,040 Preston, CT $125,040 Oakdale, CT $125,076 Old Lyme, CT $124,993 Stafford, CT $121,961 Stafford Springs, CT $121,961 Staffordville, CT $122,008

Suffield, CT $122,280 Taconic, CT $123,424 Tariffville, CT $125,642 Enfield, CT $122,280 Tolland, CT $123,436 Unionville, CT $125,265 East Windsor, CT $125,642 Weatogue, CT $125,642

West Granby, CT $123,707 West Hartland, CT $123,471 West Simsbury, CT $125,607 West Suffield, CT $122,280 Winchester Center, CT $124,179 Windsor Locks, CT $125,607 Winsted, CT $124,144 Hartford, CT $125,642

West Hartford, CT $125,642 East Hartford, CT $125,642 Wethersfield, CT $125,642 Newington, CT $125,265 Plainfield, CT $125,040 Quaker Hill, CT $125,076 South Lyme, CT $125,076 Sterling, CT $124,840

Stonington, CT $125,040 Pawcatuck, CT $124,958 Taftville, CT $125,040 Uncasville, CT $125,076 Versailles, CT $125,040 Voluntown, CT $125,040 Waterford, CT $125,076 Wauregan, CT $124,840

West Mystic, CT $125,076 Yantic, CT $125,040 Ansonia, CT $126,209 Beacon Falls, CT $126,173 Botsford, CT $129,040 Branford, CT $126,209 Cheshire, CT $125,619 Centerbrook, CT $124,840

Chester, CT $124,757 Clinton, CT $125,855 Cobalt, CT $125,194 Colchester, CT $124,805 Cromwell, CT $125,265 Deep River, CT $124,805 Derby, CT $126,209 Killingworth, CT $125,855

Salem, CT $124,958 Durham, CT $125,111 East Haddam, CT $124,734 East Hampton, CT $125,194 Essex, CT $124,875 Guilford, CT $126,091 Haddam, CT $124,734 Hadlyme, CT $124,958

Hawleyville, CT $129,040 Higganum, CT $124,993 Ivoryton, CT $124,805 Madison, CT $125,890 Marion, CT $125,229 Marlborough, CT $125,442 Meriden, CT $125,265 Middlefield, CT $125,182

Middle Haddam, CT $125,194 Middletown, CT $125,229 Milford, CT $133,370 Milldale, CT $125,265 Monroe, CT $133,288 Moodus, CT $124,816 Newtown, CT $129,040 North Branford, CT $126,209

Northford, CT $126,209 North Haven, CT $126,209 North Westchester, CT $124,805 Old Saybrook, CT $124,923 Orange, CT $126,209 Oxford, CT $126,126 Plantsville, CT $125,265 Portland, CT $125,265

Rockfall, CT $125,265 Sandy Hook, CT $128,958 Seymour, CT $126,209 Shelton, CT $133,370 South Britain, CT $128,922 Southbury, CT $128,887 Southington, CT $125,265 Stevenson, CT $133,370

Wallingford, CT $126,173 Stratford, CT $133,370 Westbrook, CT $124,757 New Haven, CT $126,209 East Haven, CT $126,209 Hamden, CT $126,209 West Haven, CT $126,209 Bethany, CT $126,209

Woodbridge, CT $126,209 Willimantic, CT $124,887 Abington, CT $123,601 Amston, CT $125,005 Andover, CT $125,406 Ballouville, CT $123,459 Brooklyn, CT $124,805 Chaplin, CT $124,722

Columbia, CT $124,769 Coventry, CT $125,288 Danielson, CT $124,687 Dayville, CT $123,530 Eastford, CT $123,566 East Killingly, CT $121,878 East Woodstock, CT $123,330 Fabyan, CT $123,377

Grosvenor Dale, CT $123,353 Hampton, CT $124,805 Hebron, CT $125,005 Lebanon, CT $124,923 Mansfield Center, CT $124,769 Mansfield Depot, CT $124,722 North Franklin, CT $125,040 North Grosvenordale, CT $123,342

Pomfret, CT $123,424 Bridgeport, CT $133,370 Trumbull, CT $133,370 Easton, CT $133,370 Waterbury, CT $125,029 Prospect, CT $126,091 Wolcott, CT $125,229 Bantam, CT $126,421

Bethlehem, CT $128,651 Cornwall, CT $125,371 Cornwall Bridge, CT $125,807 Gaylordsville, CT $128,840 Goshen, CT $125,088 Kent, CT $128,651 Lakeside, CT $126,739 Litchfield, CT $126,055

Middlebury, CT $127,294 Morris, CT $126,563 Naugatuck, CT $126,055 New Milford, CT $129,005 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $128,651 Northfield, CT $124,946 Oakville, CT $124,993 Pequabuck, CT $125,182

Plymouth, CT $125,111 Roxbury, CT $128,958 Sherman, CT $129,005 South Kent, CT $128,722 Terryville, CT $125,182 Thomaston, CT $125,064 Torrington, CT $125,147 Harwinton, CT $125,029

Washington, CT $128,769 Washington Depot, CT $128,769 Watertown, CT $124,946 West Cornwall, CT $125,005 Woodbury, CT $128,769 Bethel, CT $129,040 Brookfield, CT $129,040 Cos Cob, CT $134,491

Danbury, CT $129,040 New Fairfield, CT $129,040 Darien, CT $134,491 Fairfield, CT $133,370 Georgetown, CT $131,105 Greenwich, CT $134,491 Greens Farms, CT $133,370 New Canaan, CT $134,491

Norwalk, CT $134,491 Old Greenwich, CT $134,491 Redding Center, CT $129,040 Redding Ridge, CT $129,040 Ridgefield, CT $129,005 Riverside, CT $134,491 Westport, CT $133,370 Weston, CT $133,370

Southport, CT $133,370 Redding, CT $129,040 Wilton, CT $133,889 Stamford, CT $134,491 Bridgewater, CT $129,040

Network Security Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Network Security Administrator'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

$116,925

Average $126,716/year

$134,816

$9,744

Average $10,560/month

$11,235

$2,249

Average $2,437/week

$2,593

$56

Average $61/hour

$65

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$134,816	$11,235	$2,593	$65
Average	$126,716	$10,560	$2,437	$61
25th Percentile	$116,925	$9,744	$2,249	$56

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