Salary guide, May 2025

Lead Reliability Engineer pay in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT was $93,290 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $72,650 and $114,640.

The Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT median is $13,430 above the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Lead Reliability Engineer is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: median $93,290; published 25th to 75th percentile $72,650 to $114,640.

Annual wage percentiles, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$57,560	$72,650	$93,290	$114,640	$136,610

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: median $44.85; published 25th to 75th percentile $34.93 to $55.11.

Hourly wage percentiles, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$27.68	$34.93	$44.85	$55.11	$65.68

BLS estimated 430 workers employed in this occupation in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. Location quotient: 0.86.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Lead Reliability Engineer median is $93,290. The all-occupations median in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $57,370. Ratio: 1.63 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.86 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Lead Reliability Engineer in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$72,320	$93,430	$115,130
May 2025	$72,650	$93,290	$114,640

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Lead Reliability Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$94,130	$74,350 to $111,040
New Haven, CT	$95,420	$74,560 to $116,990

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