Materials Engineers Salary in Hartford, CT

Materials Engineers pay range in Hartford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $88,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $155,440 or more. The middle half of materials engineers in Hartford earn between $97,710 and $133,510.

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

Materials Engineers salary after taxes in Hartford

On the average salary of $113,880, a single filer in Hartford takes home about $83,062 a year, or $6,922 a month and $3,195 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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).

Is Hartford a good place for materials engineers? 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 $113,880 buys what about $110,836 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Hartford ($59,940). A typical home costs $400,167, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Materials Engineers salary in other Connecticut cities

Hartford ranks 1st of 2 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Materials Engineers salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for materials engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($156,740).

Materials Engineers salary by city

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