Software Support Specialist Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Software Support Specialist make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Support Specialist in Connecticut is $78,220 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

However, a Software Support Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,461
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,998 to $83,057
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,064

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Software Support Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,057	$6,921	$1,597	$40
Average	$78,220	$6,518	$1,504	$38
25th Percentile	$74,998	$6,250	$1,442	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Software Support Specialist Salaries

A Software Support Specialist'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 Software Support Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Support Specialist'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): $58,219
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,488
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,126
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,634
Expert (over 8 years): $147,926

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$58,219
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$69,488
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$78,126
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$129,634
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$147,926

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How Do Software Support Specialist 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 Software Support Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,638.
California: $80,332.
Massachusetts: $79,262.

District of Columbia $80,638 California $80,332 Massachusetts $79,262 Washington $78,970 New Jersey $78,941 Alaska $78,839 Connecticut $77,834 New York $77,426

Hawaii $76,123 Rhode Island $75,511 Maryland $75,096 Minnesota $74,528 Colorado $74,309 Illinois $74,236 Oregon $73,959 Delaware $73,756

New Hampshire $73,627 Virginia $73,340 Pennsylvania $72,503 Nevada $72,080 North Dakota $71,942 Michigan $71,724 Wisconsin $71,643 Vermont $71,483

Texas $71,039 Maine $71,010 Arizona $70,966 Ohio $70,915 Georgia $70,245 Indiana $69,910 Wyoming $69,845 Utah $69,743

Iowa $69,699 Kansas $69,349 Louisiana $69,247 North Carolina $69,211 Missouri $69,196 Florida $68,912 Montana $68,759 Nebraska $68,614

Kentucky $68,534 South Carolina $68,242 Tennessee $68,060 Idaho $67,987 New Mexico $67,456 Oklahoma $67,339 Alabama $66,909 South Dakota $66,188

Arkansas $65,795 West Virginia $65,584 Mississippi $64,950

Top Paying Cities for Software Support Specialists

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: $77,208
Oneco: $77,062
Avon: $77,557

Old Mystic, CT $77,208 Oneco, CT $77,062 Avon, CT $77,557 Bloomfield, CT $77,557 Windsor, CT $77,557 Bristol, CT $77,324 Burlington, CT $77,273 Broad Brook, CT $77,506

Canaan, CT $76,203 Canton, CT $77,390 Canton Center, CT $77,484 Colebrook, CT $76,144 Collinsville, CT $77,368 East Berlin, CT $77,324 East Canaan, CT $76,356 East Glastonbury, CT $77,557

East Granby, CT $77,535 East Hartland, CT $75,263 East Windsor Hill, CT $77,557 Ellington, CT $77,463 Farmington, CT $77,324 Falls Village, CT $76,691 Glastonbury, CT $77,557 Granby, CT $76,421

Berlin, CT $77,324 Lakeville, CT $76,851 Manchester, CT $77,557 Bolton, CT $77,484 New Britain, CT $77,324 New Hartford, CT $77,273 Norfolk, CT $76,341 North Canton, CT $77,463

North Granby, CT $75,387 Pine Meadow, CT $77,281 Plainville, CT $77,324 Barkhamsted, CT $77,339 Poquonock, CT $77,557 Riverton, CT $76,472 Vernon Rockville, CT $77,484 Rocky Hill, CT $77,324

Salisbury, CT $76,305 Sharon, CT $77,281 Simsbury, CT $77,557 Somers, CT $75,460 Somersville, CT $75,460 South Glastonbury, CT $77,426 South Windsor, CT $77,557 North Windham, CT $77,062

Pomfret Center, CT $76,268 Putnam, CT $76,174 Quinebaug, CT $76,159 Rogers, CT $76,254 Scotland, CT $77,164 South Willington, CT $76,414 South Windham, CT $77,135 South Woodstock, CT $76,152

Storrs Mansfield, CT $76,530 Thompson, CT $76,217 Ashford, CT $76,348 Willington, CT $76,458 Windham, CT $77,135 Woodstock, CT $76,144 Woodstock Valley, CT $76,246 New London, CT $77,208

Baltic, CT $77,186 Canterbury, CT $77,164 Central Village, CT $77,164 East Lyme, CT $77,208 Bozrah, CT $77,186 Gales Ferry, CT $77,186 Gilman, CT $77,186 Mashantucket, CT $77,208

Ledyard, CT $77,186 Groton, CT $77,208 Hanover, CT $77,186 Jewett City, CT $77,186 Montville, CT $77,208 Moosup, CT $77,091 Mystic, CT $77,208 Niantic, CT $77,208

North Stonington, CT $77,186 Norwich, CT $77,186 Preston, CT $77,186 Oakdale, CT $77,208 Old Lyme, CT $77,157 Stafford, CT $75,285 Stafford Springs, CT $75,285 Staffordville, CT $75,314

Suffield, CT $75,482 Taconic, CT $76,188 Tariffville, CT $77,557 Enfield, CT $75,482 Tolland, CT $76,195 Unionville, CT $77,324 East Windsor, CT $77,557 Weatogue, CT $77,557

West Granby, CT $76,363 West Hartland, CT $76,217 West Simsbury, CT $77,535 West Suffield, CT $75,482 Winchester Center, CT $76,654 Windsor Locks, CT $77,535 Winsted, CT $76,632 Hartford, CT $77,557

West Hartford, CT $77,557 East Hartford, CT $77,557 Wethersfield, CT $77,557 Newington, CT $77,324 Plainfield, CT $77,186 Quaker Hill, CT $77,208 South Lyme, CT $77,208 Sterling, CT $77,062

Stonington, CT $77,186 Pawcatuck, CT $77,135 Taftville, CT $77,186 Uncasville, CT $77,208 Versailles, CT $77,186 Voluntown, CT $77,186 Waterford, CT $77,208 Wauregan, CT $77,062

West Mystic, CT $77,208 Yantic, CT $77,186 Ansonia, CT $77,907 Beacon Falls, CT $77,885 Botsford, CT $79,655 Branford, CT $77,907 Cheshire, CT $77,543 Centerbrook, CT $77,062

Chester, CT $77,011 Clinton, CT $77,688 Cobalt, CT $77,281 Colchester, CT $77,040 Cromwell, CT $77,324 Deep River, CT $77,040 Derby, CT $77,907 Killingworth, CT $77,688

Salem, CT $77,135 Durham, CT $77,230 East Haddam, CT $76,996 East Hampton, CT $77,281 Essex, CT $77,084 Guilford, CT $77,834 Haddam, CT $76,996 Hadlyme, CT $77,135

Hawleyville, CT $79,655 Higganum, CT $77,157 Ivoryton, CT $77,040 Madison, CT $77,710 Marion, CT $77,302 Marlborough, CT $77,433 Meriden, CT $77,324 Middlefield, CT $77,273

Middle Haddam, CT $77,281 Middletown, CT $77,302 Milford, CT $82,328 Milldale, CT $77,324 Monroe, CT $82,277 Moodus, CT $77,047 Newtown, CT $79,655 North Branford, CT $77,907

Northford, CT $77,907 North Haven, CT $77,907 North Westchester, CT $77,040 Old Saybrook, CT $77,113 Orange, CT $77,907 Oxford, CT $77,856 Plantsville, CT $77,324 Portland, CT $77,324

Rockfall, CT $77,324 Sandy Hook, CT $79,604 Seymour, CT $77,907 Shelton, CT $82,328 South Britain, CT $79,582 Southbury, CT $79,560 Southington, CT $77,324 Stevenson, CT $82,328

Wallingford, CT $77,885 Stratford, CT $82,328 Westbrook, CT $77,011 New Haven, CT $77,907 East Haven, CT $77,907 Hamden, CT $77,907 West Haven, CT $77,907 Bethany, CT $77,907

Woodbridge, CT $77,907 Willimantic, CT $77,091 Abington, CT $76,297 Amston, CT $77,164 Andover, CT $77,412 Ballouville, CT $76,210 Brooklyn, CT $77,040 Chaplin, CT $76,989

Columbia, CT $77,018 Coventry, CT $77,339 Danielson, CT $76,967 Dayville, CT $76,254 Eastford, CT $76,275 East Killingly, CT $75,234 East Woodstock, CT $76,130 Fabyan, CT $76,159

Grosvenor Dale, CT $76,144 Hampton, CT $77,040 Hebron, CT $77,164 Lebanon, CT $77,113 Mansfield Center, CT $77,018 Mansfield Depot, CT $76,989 North Franklin, CT $77,186 North Grosvenordale, CT $76,137

Pomfret, CT $76,188 Bridgeport, CT $82,328 Trumbull, CT $82,328 Easton, CT $82,328 Waterbury, CT $77,179 Prospect, CT $77,834 Wolcott, CT $77,302 Bantam, CT $78,038

Bethlehem, CT $79,414 Cornwall, CT $77,390 Cornwall Bridge, CT $77,659 Gaylordsville, CT $79,531 Goshen, CT $77,215 Kent, CT $79,414 Lakeside, CT $78,235 Litchfield, CT $77,812

Middlebury, CT $78,577 Morris, CT $78,125 Naugatuck, CT $77,812 New Milford, CT $79,633 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $79,414 Northfield, CT $77,128 Oakville, CT $77,157 Pequabuck, CT $77,273

Plymouth, CT $77,230 Roxbury, CT $79,604 Sherman, CT $79,633 South Kent, CT $79,458 Terryville, CT $77,273 Thomaston, CT $77,200 Torrington, CT $77,251 Harwinton, CT $77,179

Washington, CT $79,487 Washington Depot, CT $79,487 Watertown, CT $77,128 West Cornwall, CT $77,164 Woodbury, CT $79,487 Bethel, CT $79,655 Brookfield, CT $79,655 Cos Cob, CT $83,020

Danbury, CT $79,655 New Fairfield, CT $79,655 Darien, CT $83,020 Fairfield, CT $82,328 Georgetown, CT $80,929 Greenwich, CT $83,020 Greens Farms, CT $82,328 New Canaan, CT $83,020

Norwalk, CT $83,020 Old Greenwich, CT $83,020 Redding Center, CT $79,655 Redding Ridge, CT $79,655 Ridgefield, CT $79,633 Riverside, CT $83,020 Westport, CT $82,328 Weston, CT $82,328

Southport, CT $82,328 Redding, CT $79,655 Wilton, CT $82,648 Stamford, CT $83,020 Bridgewater, CT $79,655

Software Support Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Support Specialist'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

$74,998

Average $78,220/year

$83,057

$6,250

Average $6,518/month

$6,921

$1,442

Average $1,504/week

$1,597

$36

Average $38/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,057	$6,921	$1,597	$40
Average	$78,220	$6,518	$1,504	$38
25th Percentile	$74,998	$6,250	$1,442	$36

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