How much do Aerospace Engineers make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

Percentile spread

For Aerospace Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $86,420 and the 90th percentile is $162,530. The difference is $76,110, which is 69.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $104,560 to the 75th at $135,160, covers $30,600.

The mean annual wage is $119,520, which sits above the median of $108,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 19.3% lower than the national median of $134,960 for Aerospace Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,990, which is 21.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.9% lower than the Connecticut median of $129,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $108,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineers at $105,990 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aerospace Engineers. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 5th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $142,840 and employment of 80. That median is 31.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,158, against $105,990 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 93 miles away, with a median of $126,620 and employment of 770. That median is 16.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,488, against $105,990 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 97 miles away, with a median of $149,470 and employment of 960. That median is 37.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,058, against $105,990 here.

Employment share

Aerospace Engineers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (720 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.