Electrical Engineer salary in New Haven, CT

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the New Haven, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Orange, Milford, North Haven, Guilford, Wallingford.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$127,707
Middle 50%$112.5k–$131.5k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $123,560
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,882 and $198,107.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,257
25th$112,532
50th (median)$127,707
75th$131,499
90th$174,211

Cost of living

New Haven's median Electrical Engineer salary of $127,707 is worth about $122,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New Haven = 104.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the New Haven, CT area earned a median of $105,250 in May 2025 (310 employed). The H-1B median here is $127,707, 21% 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
Pirogontoo few2
Q-Trantoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
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.