SOC 17-2061 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Hardware Engineers make in New Haven, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Hardware Engineers in New Haven, CT is $108,060. The 10th percentile is $77,990 and the 90th percentile is $170,500. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$108,060

10th percentile
$77,990
25th percentile
$90,140
Median
$108,060
75th percentile
$153,930
90th percentile
$170,500
Mean
$120,660

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Hardware Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $77,990 and the 90th percentile is $170,500. The difference is $92,510, which is 85.6% 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 $90,140 to the 75th at $153,930, covers $63,790.

The mean annual wage is $120,660, which sits above the median of $108,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Haven, CT median is 33.2% lower than the national median of $161,740 for Computer Hardware Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,348, which is 36.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $108,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Hardware Engineers at $103,348 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Hardware Engineers. New Haven, CT ranks 10th of 11 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 20 miles away, with a median of $93,590 and employment of 30. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,798, against $103,348 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $202,390 and employment of 120. That median is 87.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $189,390, against $103,348 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $122,860 and employment of 100. That median is 13.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,576, against $103,348 here.

Employment share

Computer Hardware Engineers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (40 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Hardware Engineers make in New Haven, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Hardware Engineers in New Haven, CT is $108,060. The 10th percentile is $77,990 and the 90th percentile is $170,500. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Hardware Engineers?

The local median is 33.2% lower than the national median of $161,740.

What is Computer Hardware Engineers pay in New Haven, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $108,060 is $103,348. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does New Haven, CT compare with nearby metros for Computer Hardware Engineers?

Waterbury-Shelton, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $93,590. New Haven, CT ranks 10th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.