Packaging Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Packaging Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Packaging Engineer in Connecticut is $114,530 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $136,098
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $104,408 to $125,820
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $95,194

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Packaging Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$125,820	$10,485	$2,420	$60
Average	$114,530	$9,544	$2,202	$55
25th Percentile	$104,408	$8,701	$2,008	$50

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Key Factors That Influence Packaging Engineer Salaries

A Packaging 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 Packaging Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Packaging 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): $84,440
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,275
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,336
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,835
Expert (over 8 years): $176,694

Levels	Salary
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$84,440
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$96,275
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$114,336
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$140,835
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$176,694

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

District of Columbia: $118,070.
California: $117,622.
Massachusetts: $116,055.

District of Columbia $118,070 California $117,622 Massachusetts $116,055 Washington $115,628 New Jersey $115,585 Alaska $115,436 Connecticut $113,965 New York $113,367

Hawaii $111,459 Rhode Island $110,563 Maryland $109,955 Minnesota $109,123 Colorado $108,803 Illinois $108,697 Oregon $108,291 Delaware $107,993

New Hampshire $107,805 Virginia $107,385 Pennsylvania $106,159 Nevada $105,540 North Dakota $105,338 Michigan $105,018 Wisconsin $104,900 Vermont $104,666

Texas $104,015 Maine $103,973 Arizona $103,909 Ohio $103,834 Georgia $102,853 Indiana $102,362 Wyoming $102,266 Utah $102,117

Iowa $102,053 Kansas $101,541 Louisiana $101,392 North Carolina $101,339 Missouri $101,317 Florida $100,901 Montana $100,677 Nebraska $100,464

Kentucky $100,347 South Carolina $99,920 Tennessee $99,654 Idaho $99,547 New Mexico $98,769 Oklahoma $98,598 Alabama $97,969 South Dakota $96,913

Arkansas $96,337 West Virginia $96,028 Mississippi $95,100

Top Paying Cities for Packaging 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: $113,047
Oneco: $112,834
Avon: $113,559

Old Mystic, CT $113,047 Oneco, CT $112,834 Avon, CT $113,559 Bloomfield, CT $113,559 Windsor, CT $113,559 Bristol, CT $113,218 Burlington, CT $113,143 Broad Brook, CT $113,485

Canaan, CT $111,576 Canton, CT $113,314 Canton Center, CT $113,453 Colebrook, CT $111,491 Collinsville, CT $113,282 East Berlin, CT $113,218 East Canaan, CT $111,800 East Glastonbury, CT $113,559

East Granby, CT $113,527 East Hartland, CT $110,200 East Windsor Hill, CT $113,559 Ellington, CT $113,421 Farmington, CT $113,218 Falls Village, CT $112,290 Glastonbury, CT $113,559 Granby, CT $111,896

Berlin, CT $113,218 Lakeville, CT $112,525 Manchester, CT $113,559 Bolton, CT $113,453 New Britain, CT $113,218 New Hartford, CT $113,143 Norfolk, CT $111,778 North Canton, CT $113,421

North Granby, CT $110,382 Pine Meadow, CT $113,154 Plainville, CT $113,218 Barkhamsted, CT $113,239 Poquonock, CT $113,559 Riverton, CT $111,970 Vernon Rockville, CT $113,453 Rocky Hill, CT $113,218

Salisbury, CT $111,725 Sharon, CT $113,154 Simsbury, CT $113,559 Somers, CT $110,488 Somersville, CT $110,488 South Glastonbury, CT $113,367 South Windsor, CT $113,559 North Windham, CT $112,834

Pomfret Center, CT $111,672 Putnam, CT $111,533 Quinebaug, CT $111,512 Rogers, CT $111,651 Scotland, CT $112,983 South Willington, CT $111,885 South Windham, CT $112,941 South Woodstock, CT $111,501

Storrs Mansfield, CT $112,056 Thompson, CT $111,597 Ashford, CT $111,789 Willington, CT $111,949 Windham, CT $112,941 Woodstock, CT $111,491 Woodstock Valley, CT $111,640 New London, CT $113,047

Baltic, CT $113,015 Canterbury, CT $112,983 Central Village, CT $112,983 East Lyme, CT $113,047 Bozrah, CT $113,015 Gales Ferry, CT $113,015 Gilman, CT $113,015 Mashantucket, CT $113,047

Ledyard, CT $113,015 Groton, CT $113,047 Hanover, CT $113,015 Jewett City, CT $113,015 Montville, CT $113,047 Moosup, CT $112,877 Mystic, CT $113,047 Niantic, CT $113,047

North Stonington, CT $113,015 Norwich, CT $113,015 Preston, CT $113,015 Oakdale, CT $113,047 Old Lyme, CT $112,973 Stafford, CT $110,232 Stafford Springs, CT $110,232 Staffordville, CT $110,275

Suffield, CT $110,520 Taconic, CT $111,555 Tariffville, CT $113,559 Enfield, CT $110,520 Tolland, CT $111,565 Unionville, CT $113,218 East Windsor, CT $113,559 Weatogue, CT $113,559

West Granby, CT $111,810 West Hartland, CT $111,597 West Simsbury, CT $113,527 West Suffield, CT $110,520 Winchester Center, CT $112,237 Windsor Locks, CT $113,527 Winsted, CT $112,205 Hartford, CT $113,559

West Hartford, CT $113,559 East Hartford, CT $113,559 Wethersfield, CT $113,559 Newington, CT $113,218 Plainfield, CT $113,015 Quaker Hill, CT $113,047 South Lyme, CT $113,047 Sterling, CT $112,834

Stonington, CT $113,015 Pawcatuck, CT $112,941 Taftville, CT $113,015 Uncasville, CT $113,047 Versailles, CT $113,015 Voluntown, CT $113,015 Waterford, CT $113,047 Wauregan, CT $112,834

West Mystic, CT $113,047 Yantic, CT $113,015 Ansonia, CT $114,071 Beacon Falls, CT $114,039 Botsford, CT $116,631 Branford, CT $114,071 Cheshire, CT $113,538 Centerbrook, CT $112,834

Chester, CT $112,760 Clinton, CT $113,751 Cobalt, CT $113,154 Colchester, CT $112,802 Cromwell, CT $113,218 Deep River, CT $112,802 Derby, CT $114,071 Killingworth, CT $113,751

Salem, CT $112,941 Durham, CT $113,079 East Haddam, CT $112,738 East Hampton, CT $113,154 Essex, CT $112,866 Guilford, CT $113,965 Haddam, CT $112,738 Hadlyme, CT $112,941

Hawleyville, CT $116,631 Higganum, CT $112,973 Ivoryton, CT $112,802 Madison, CT $113,783 Marion, CT $113,186 Marlborough, CT $113,378 Meriden, CT $113,218 Middlefield, CT $113,143

Middle Haddam, CT $113,154 Middletown, CT $113,186 Milford, CT $120,544 Milldale, CT $113,218 Monroe, CT $120,470 Moodus, CT $112,813 Newtown, CT $116,631 North Branford, CT $114,071

Northford, CT $114,071 North Haven, CT $114,071 North Westchester, CT $112,802 Old Saybrook, CT $112,909 Orange, CT $114,071 Oxford, CT $113,997 Plantsville, CT $113,218 Portland, CT $113,218

Rockfall, CT $113,218 Sandy Hook, CT $116,556 Seymour, CT $114,071 Shelton, CT $120,544 South Britain, CT $116,524 Southbury, CT $116,492 Southington, CT $113,218 Stevenson, CT $120,544

Wallingford, CT $114,039 Stratford, CT $120,544 Westbrook, CT $112,760 New Haven, CT $114,071 East Haven, CT $114,071 Hamden, CT $114,071 West Haven, CT $114,071 Bethany, CT $114,071

Woodbridge, CT $114,071 Willimantic, CT $112,877 Abington, CT $111,714 Amston, CT $112,983 Andover, CT $113,346 Ballouville, CT $111,587 Brooklyn, CT $112,802 Chaplin, CT $112,728

Columbia, CT $112,770 Coventry, CT $113,239 Danielson, CT $112,696 Dayville, CT $111,651 Eastford, CT $111,683 East Killingly, CT $110,158 East Woodstock, CT $111,469 Fabyan, CT $111,512

Grosvenor Dale, CT $111,491 Hampton, CT $112,802 Hebron, CT $112,983 Lebanon, CT $112,909 Mansfield Center, CT $112,770 Mansfield Depot, CT $112,728 North Franklin, CT $113,015 North Grosvenordale, CT $111,480

Pomfret, CT $111,555 Bridgeport, CT $120,544 Trumbull, CT $120,544 Easton, CT $120,544 Waterbury, CT $113,005 Prospect, CT $113,965 Wolcott, CT $113,186 Bantam, CT $114,263

Bethlehem, CT $116,279 Cornwall, CT $113,314 Cornwall Bridge, CT $113,709 Gaylordsville, CT $116,449 Goshen, CT $113,058 Kent, CT $116,279 Lakeside, CT $114,551 Litchfield, CT $113,933

Middlebury, CT $115,052 Morris, CT $114,391 Naugatuck, CT $113,933 New Milford, CT $116,599 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $116,279 Northfield, CT $112,930 Oakville, CT $112,973 Pequabuck, CT $113,143

Plymouth, CT $113,079 Roxbury, CT $116,556 Sherman, CT $116,599 South Kent, CT $116,343 Terryville, CT $113,143 Thomaston, CT $113,037 Torrington, CT $113,111 Harwinton, CT $113,005

Washington, CT $116,385 Washington Depot, CT $116,385 Watertown, CT $112,930 West Cornwall, CT $112,983 Woodbury, CT $116,385 Bethel, CT $116,631 Brookfield, CT $116,631 Cos Cob, CT $121,557

Danbury, CT $116,631 New Fairfield, CT $116,631 Darien, CT $121,557 Fairfield, CT $120,544 Georgetown, CT $118,497 Greenwich, CT $121,557 Greens Farms, CT $120,544 New Canaan, CT $121,557

Norwalk, CT $121,557 Old Greenwich, CT $121,557 Redding Center, CT $116,631 Redding Ridge, CT $116,631 Ridgefield, CT $116,599 Riverside, CT $121,557 Westport, CT $120,544 Weston, CT $120,544

Southport, CT $120,544 Redding, CT $116,631 Wilton, CT $121,013 Stamford, CT $121,557 Bridgewater, CT $116,631

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

Understanding how a Packaging 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

$104,408

Average $114,530/year

$125,820

$8,701

Average $9,544/month

$10,485

$2,008

Average $2,202/week

$2,420

$50

Average $55/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$125,820	$10,485	$2,420	$60
Average	$114,530	$9,544	$2,202	$55
25th Percentile	$104,408	$8,701	$2,008	$50

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