Salaries in Connecticut.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 1.08x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$393,000
Principal Quantitative Researcher
Median Role
$338,000
Senior VP of Design
Entry Level
$326,000
Chief Transformation Officer
Salary data sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), state pay-transparency job postings, and community submissions. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated June 2026.
Connecticut has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.08x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal Quantitative Researcher at $393,000 in Hartford. The median role pays $338,000.
Metro areas in Connecticut
Top 30 salaries in Connecticut
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $393,000 | Hartford | $307,000 to $511,000 |
| 2 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $378,000 | Hartford | $295,000 to $491,000 |
| 3 | Technical Fellow | $374,000 | Hartford | $292,000 to $486,000 |
| 4 | Distinguished Engineer | $367,000 | Hartford | $278,000 to $467,000 |
| 5 | Senior VP of Security | $367,000 | Hartford | $286,000 to $477,000 |
| 6 | Senior VP of Product | $360,000 | Hartford | $281,000 to $468,000 |
| 7 | Chief Security Officer | $360,000 | Hartford | $280,000 to $468,000 |
| 8 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $350,000 | Hartford | $273,000 to $455,000 |
| 9 | Chief Strategy Officer | $348,000 | Hartford | $272,000 to $453,000 |
| 10 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $345,000 | Hartford | $269,000 to $448,000 |
| 11 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $344,000 | Hartford | $268,000 to $447,000 |
| 12 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $343,000 | Hartford | $268,000 to $446,000 |
| 13 | Chief AI Officer | $341,000 | Hartford | $253,000 to $441,000 |
| 14 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $340,000 | Hartford | $266,000 to $443,000 |
| 15 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $338,000 | Hartford | $264,000 to $440,000 |
| 16 | Senior VP of Design | $338,000 | Hartford | $264,000 to $440,000 |
| 17 | Principal Applied Scientist | $337,000 | Hartford | $263,000 to $438,000 |
| 18 | SVP of Engineering | $335,000 | Hartford | $261,000 to $435,000 |
| 19 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $333,000 | Hartford | $260,000 to $434,000 |
| 20 | Senior Head of Security | $332,000 | Hartford | $259,000 to $431,000 |
| 21 | SVP of Product | $331,000 | Hartford | $259,000 to $431,000 |
| 22 | L7 Software Engineer | $331,000 | Hartford | $259,000 to $431,000 |
| 23 | Lead High-Frequency Trading Engineer | $330,000 | Hartford | $258,000 to $429,000 |
| 24 | Chief Design Officer | $328,000 | Hartford | $256,000 to $427,000 |
| 25 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $327,000 | Hartford | $255,000 to $425,000 |
| 26 | CTO | $327,000 | Hartford | $255,000 to $425,000 |
| 27 | Principal Cryptographer | $327,000 | Hartford | $256,000 to $426,000 |
| 28 | SVP of Sales | $327,000 | Hartford | $255,000 to $425,000 |
| 29 | SVP of Technology | $327,000 | Hartford | $255,000 to $425,000 |
| 30 | Chief Transformation Officer | $326,000 | Hartford | $254,000 to $423,000 |
Tax considerations in Connecticut
Connecticut's top income tax rate is 6.99%. Hartford has no city income tax, but the state rate is among the higher ones in the Northeast.
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