What are the main factors that influence an Electrical Design Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Electrical Design Manager?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Electrical Design Manager roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Electrical Design Manager's salary?

An Electrical Design Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $105,410 for beginners, reaching about $157,483 at mid-level, and approach $205,193 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Electrical Design Manager?

Electrical Design Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Electrical Design Manager roles are District of Columbia $197,991, California $197,240, Massachusetts $194,611. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Electrical Design Manager roles make?

Salaries for Electrical Design Manager level roles vary by specialization: Electrical Design Engineer VI: $200,760; Electrical Engineer VI: $200,759; Electrical Design Engineering Manager: $174,900; Electrical Engineering Senior Manager: $174,805; Electrical Design Engineer V: $166,800.

Electrical Design Manager Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Electrical Design Manager make in Connecticut? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Electrical Design Manager in Connecticut is $191,106 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $92.

However, an Electrical Design Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $227,213
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $176,008 to $210,006
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $162,263

10% $162,263

50% (Median) $191,106

90% $227,213

Electrical Design Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$210,006	$17,500	$4,039	$101
Average	$191,106	$15,926	$3,675	$92
25th Percentile	$176,008	$14,667	$3,385	$85

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Key Factors That Influence Electrical Design Manager Salaries

An Electrical Design Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Electrical Design Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Electrical Design Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $105,410
Early Career (1-2 years): $132,950
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $157,483
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $187,169
Expert (over 8 years): $205,193

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Electrical Engineering Supervisor I	less than 1 year	$105,410
Electrical Engineering Supervisor II	1-2 years	$132,950
Electrical Engineering Manager	2-4 years	$157,483
Electrical Design Manager	5-8 years	$187,169
Electrical Engineering Director	over 8 years	$205,193

How Do Electrical Design Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Electrical Design Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $197,991.
California: $197,240.
Massachusetts: $194,611.

District of Columbia $197,991 California $197,240 Massachusetts $194,611 Washington $193,896 New Jersey $193,824 Alaska $193,574 Connecticut $191,106 New York $190,105

Hawaii $186,904 Rhode Island $185,402 Maryland $184,382 Minnesota $182,988 Colorado $182,451 Illinois $182,272 Oregon $181,593 Delaware $181,092

New Hampshire $180,777 Virginia $180,073 Pennsylvania $178,016 Nevada $176,979 North Dakota $176,639 Michigan $176,103 Wisconsin $175,906 Vermont $175,513

Texas $174,422 Maine $174,350 Arizona $174,243 Ohio $174,118 Georgia $172,473 Indiana $171,650 Wyoming $171,489 Utah $171,239

Iowa $171,132 Kansas $170,273 Louisiana $170,023 North Carolina $169,934 Missouri $169,898 Florida $169,200 Montana $168,825 Nebraska $168,467

Kentucky $168,271 South Carolina $167,555 Tennessee $167,108 Idaho $166,929 New Mexico $165,624 Oklahoma $165,338 Alabama $164,283 South Dakota $162,513

Arkansas $161,547 West Virginia $161,028 Mississippi $159,473

Top Paying Cities for Electrical Design Manager

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $188,075
Oneco: $187,590
Avon: $188,434

Old Mystic, CT $188,075

Oneco, CT $187,590

Avon, CT $188,434

Bloomfield, CT $188,542

Windsor, CT $188,547

Bristol, CT $188,527

Burlington, CT $188,517

Broad Brook, CT $187,494

Canaan, CT $187,623

Canton, CT $188,343

Canton Center, CT $188,288

Colebrook, CT $187,628

Collinsville, CT $188,329

East Berlin, CT $188,227

East Canaan, CT $187,834

East Glastonbury, CT $188,543

East Granby, CT $187,519

East Hartland, CT $187,040

East Windsor Hill, CT $188,400

Ellington, CT $187,084

Farmington, CT $188,231

Falls Village, CT $188,265

Glastonbury, CT $188,551

Granby, CT $187,134

Berlin, CT $188,213

Lakeville, CT $188,425

Manchester, CT $188,527

Bolton, CT $188,284

New Britain, CT $188,155

New Hartford, CT $188,484

Norfolk, CT $188,091

North Canton, CT $188,147

North Granby, CT $186,584

Pine Meadow, CT $188,316

Plainville, CT $188,227

Barkhamsted, CT $187,939

Poquonock, CT $188,400

Riverton, CT $187,708

Vernon Rockville, CT $188,028

Rocky Hill, CT $188,340

Salisbury, CT $187,159

Sharon, CT $189,852

Simsbury, CT $188,268

Somers, CT $185,545

Somersville, CT $185,509

South Glastonbury, CT $188,501

South Windsor, CT $188,472

North Windham, CT $188,032

Pomfret Center, CT $187,834

Putnam, CT $187,726

Quinebaug, CT $187,784

Rogers, CT $187,719

Scotland, CT $188,041

South Willington, CT $187,567

South Windham, CT $188,080

South Woodstock, CT $187,814

Storrs Mansfield, CT $187,928

Thompson, CT $187,764

Ashford, CT $187,601

Willington, CT $187,542

Windham, CT $188,052

Woodstock, CT $187,760

Woodstock Valley, CT $187,683

New London, CT $188,084

Baltic, CT $188,039

Canterbury, CT $187,961

Central Village, CT $187,812

East Lyme, CT $188,145

Bozrah, CT $188,061

Gales Ferry, CT $188,071

Gilman, CT $188,098

Mashantucket, CT $188,052

Ledyard, CT $188,068

Groton, CT $188,082

Hanover, CT $188,037

Jewett City, CT $188,028

Montville, CT $188,079

Moosup, CT $187,721

Mystic, CT $188,073

Niantic, CT $188,134

North Stonington, CT $187,982

Norwich, CT $188,030

Preston, CT $188,030

Oakdale, CT $188,129

Old Lyme, CT $188,493

Stafford, CT $186,773

Stafford Springs, CT $186,866

Staffordville, CT $186,596

Suffield, CT $185,368

Taconic, CT $187,846

Tariffville, CT $187,936

Enfield, CT $185,328

Tolland, CT $187,472

Unionville, CT $188,390

East Windsor, CT $187,251

Weatogue, CT $188,443

West Granby, CT $187,535

West Hartland, CT $187,108

West Simsbury, CT $188,245

West Suffield, CT $185,400

Winchester Center, CT $188,265

Windsor Locks, CT $187,256

Winsted, CT $188,247

Hartford, CT $188,710

West Hartford, CT $188,549

East Hartford, CT $188,695

Wethersfield, CT $188,540

Newington, CT $188,193

Plainfield, CT $187,893

Quaker Hill, CT $188,084

South Lyme, CT $188,259

Sterling, CT $187,542

Stonington, CT $188,036

Pawcatuck, CT $187,934

Taftville, CT $188,030

Uncasville, CT $188,071

Versailles, CT $188,020

Voluntown, CT $187,884

Waterford, CT $188,088

Wauregan, CT $187,798

West Mystic, CT $188,077

Yantic, CT $188,043

Ansonia, CT $191,834

Beacon Falls, CT $191,322

Botsford, CT $194,849

Branford, CT $190,033

Cheshire, CT $189,683

Centerbrook, CT $189,078

Chester, CT $189,078

Clinton, CT $189,901

Cobalt, CT $188,563

Colchester, CT $188,381

Cromwell, CT $188,331

Deep River, CT $189,189

Derby, CT $192,710

Killingworth, CT $189,663

Salem, CT $188,240

Durham, CT $189,198

East Haddam, CT $188,656

East Hampton, CT $188,622

Essex, CT $188,912

Guilford, CT $190,203

Haddam, CT $189,017

Hadlyme, CT $188,756

Hawleyville, CT $194,359

Higganum, CT $189,064

Ivoryton, CT $189,116

Madison, CT $189,972

Marion, CT $189,162

Marlborough, CT $188,504

Meriden, CT $188,658

Middlefield, CT $188,797

Middle Haddam, CT $188,694

Middletown, CT $188,577

Milford, CT $195,407

Milldale, CT $188,856

Monroe, CT $197,358

Moodus, CT $188,706

Newtown, CT $194,738

North Branford, CT $189,978

Northford, CT $189,947

North Haven, CT $189,804

North Westchester, CT $188,363

Old Saybrook, CT $188,987

Orange, CT $190,682

Oxford, CT $192,832

Plantsville, CT $188,846

Portland, CT $188,481

Rockfall, CT $188,586

Sandy Hook, CT $194,568

Seymour, CT $191,936

Shelton, CT $196,742

South Britain, CT $193,540

Southbury, CT $193,474

Southington, CT $188,356

Stevenson, CT $197,776

Wallingford, CT $189,620

Stratford, CT $200,507

Westbrook, CT $189,459

New Haven, CT $189,532

East Haven, CT $189,622

Hamden, CT $189,788

West Haven, CT $189,697

Bethany, CT $190,505

Woodbridge, CT $190,097

Willimantic, CT $188,082

Abington, CT $187,809

Amston, CT $188,279

Andover, CT $188,197

Ballouville, CT $187,646

Brooklyn, CT $187,807

Chaplin, CT $187,968

Columbia, CT $188,214

Coventry, CT $188,096

Danielson, CT $187,583

Dayville, CT $187,592

Eastford, CT $187,724

East Killingly, CT $187,404

East Woodstock, CT $187,792

Fabyan, CT $187,794

Grosvenor Dale, CT $187,796

Hampton, CT $187,905

Hebron, CT $188,313

Lebanon, CT $188,147

Mansfield Center, CT $187,982

Mansfield Depot, CT $187,989

North Franklin, CT $188,061

North Grosvenordale, CT $187,809

Pomfret, CT $187,821

Bridgeport, CT $201,029

Trumbull, CT $199,949

Easton, CT $199,836

Waterbury, CT $190,298

Prospect, CT $190,249

Wolcott, CT $189,193

Bantam, CT $190,979

Bethlehem, CT $191,399

Cornwall, CT $190,069

Cornwall Bridge, CT $191,172

Gaylordsville, CT $192,905

Goshen, CT $189,588

Kent, CT $191,557

Lakeside, CT $191,190

Litchfield, CT $190,294

Middlebury, CT $191,626

Morris, CT $190,879

Naugatuck, CT $191,149

New Milford, CT $193,486

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $191,898

Northfield, CT $189,658

Oakville, CT $190,432

Pequabuck, CT $188,973

Plymouth, CT $189,593

Roxbury, CT $193,343

Sherman, CT $193,711

South Kent, CT $191,997

Terryville, CT $189,116

Thomaston, CT $189,883

Torrington, CT $189,053

Harwinton, CT $189,105

Washington, CT $192,306

Washington Depot, CT $192,433

Watertown, CT $190,697

West Cornwall, CT $189,489

Woodbury, CT $192,190

Bethel, CT $194,584

Brookfield, CT $194,275

Cos Cob, CT $202,753

Danbury, CT $194,303

New Fairfield, CT $194,305

Darien, CT $202,694

Fairfield, CT $200,909

Georgetown, CT $199,303

Greenwich, CT $202,601

Greens Farms, CT $200,793

New Canaan, CT $201,846

Norwalk, CT $201,977

Old Greenwich, CT $202,754

Redding Center, CT $197,406

Redding Ridge, CT $197,406

Ridgefield, CT $195,670

Riverside, CT $202,744

Westport, CT $200,795

Weston, CT $199,970

Southport, CT $200,862

Redding, CT $196,964

Wilton, CT $200,172

Stamford, CT $202,801

Bridgewater, CT $194,003

Electrical Design Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Electrical Design Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Electrical Design Manager positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Electrical Design Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Electrical Design Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$229,327	$110.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$225,505	$108.0	18%
Software & Networking	$214,039	$103.0	12%
Biotechnology	$210,217	$101.0	10%
Insurance	$210,217	$101.0	10%

Electrical Design Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Electrical Design Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$176,008

Average $191,106/year

$210,006

$14,667

Average $15,926/month

$17,500

$3,385

Average $3,675/week

$4,039

$85

Average $92/hour

$101

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$210,006	$17,500	$4,039	$101
Average	$191,106	$15,926	$3,675	$92
25th Percentile	$176,008	$14,667	$3,385	$85

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