Electrical Engineer salary in Hartford, CT

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Windsor, Berlin, Bloomfield, East Hartford, Glastonbury.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$114,338
Middle 50%$102k–$131k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $123,560
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,334 and $154,440.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,227
25th$102,011
50th (median)$114,338
75th$131,000
90th$134,621

Cost of living

Hartford's median Electrical Engineer salary of $114,338 is worth about $111,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Hartford = 102.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Hartford, CT area earned a median of $106,760 in May 2025 (990 employed). The H-1B median here is $114,338, 7% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Eversource Energy Service Companytoo few4
JVT Advisorstoo few2
Salas O'Brientoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.