SOC 17-3029 · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Hartford, CT

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Hartford, Connecticut is $78,680 a year ($37.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $79,260: half of the 270 people in this job in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($80,960).

$78,680average per year

$37.83 / hourMedian $79,260Take-home ≈ $60,479

  • $55K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

270people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Connecticut metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Hartford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,970 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Hartford earn between $61,120 and $99,930.

  • $55K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,680$6,557$37.83
Median$79,260$6,605$38.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,120$5,093$29.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$99,930$8,328$48.04

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay in Hartford vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Hartford earn about the same as the Connecticut average ($77,950) and about the same as the U.S. average ($80,960). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $78,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Hartford$78,680$79,260$55,320$100,970270
Connecticut$77,950$74,870$59,020$108,0601,300
United States$80,960$78,350$47,030$118,33059,930

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Hartford

On the average salary of $78,680, a single filer in Hartford takes home about $60,479 a year, or $5,040 a month and $2,326 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Hartford a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Hartford area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.7), so the average $78,680 buys what about $76,577 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Hartford ($59,940). A typical home costs $400,167, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in other Connecticut cities

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

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Hartford: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Hartford?

$37.83 an hour on average, and $38.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Hartford?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Hartford?

About $60,479 a year ($5,040 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,680. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Hartford than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($80,960).

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 17-3029; area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (25540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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