SOC 25-1032 · New Haven, CT metro

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New Haven, CT

The average salary for engineering teachers, postsecondary in New Haven, Connecticut is $140,090 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $129,090: half of the 200 people in this job in the New Haven, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($129,011).

$140,090average per year

Median $129,090Take-home ≈ $99,412

  • $77K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $129KMedian
  • $166K75th
  • $284K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
+9%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Connecticut metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in New Haven

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $284,210 or more. The middle half of engineering teachers, postsecondary in New Haven earn between $100,430 and $166,330.

  • $77K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $129KMedian
  • $166K75th
  • $284K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$140,090$11,674—
Median$129,090$10,758—
Entry level (25th percentile)$100,430$8,369—
Experienced (75th percentile)$166,330$13,861—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in New Haven

On the average salary of $140,090, a single filer in New Haven takes home about $99,412 a year, or $8,284 a month and $3,824 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is New Haven a good place for engineering teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the New Haven area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.6), so the average $140,090 buys what about $133,982 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in New Haven ($60,060). A typical home costs $408,096, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Connecticut cities

New Haven ranks 1st of 3 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for engineering teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($187,890).

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Haven: questions

What is the entry-level engineering teachers, postsecondary salary in New Haven?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $100,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the engineering teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in New Haven?

About $99,412 a year ($8,284 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $140,090. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do engineering teachers, postsecondary earn more in New Haven than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($129,011).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1032; area New Haven, CT (35300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.69, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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