Accountants and Auditors in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,841
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$24,709
25.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,250
Connecticut costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Connecticut — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$97,550
Kept after tax
$72,841
Worth in national money
$70,250
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for accountants and auditors. The middle earner takes $97,550, which ranks 5 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 16.58% above the national middle.
- Within Connecticut this is well-paid work. Of 482 occupations with published figures in the state, accountants and auditors ranks 100 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $97,550 the take-home is $72,841. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $70,250 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $101,810, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut ranks 5 of 51 states publishing a median for accountants and auditors, at $97,550 — about 16.58% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Connecticut publishes a median for, accountants and auditors sits 100 of 482 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $72,841 for accountants and auditors, from $97,550. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $70,250. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $101,810 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Accountants and Auditors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $156,670 |
| This salary | $97,550 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Connecticut | $72,841 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,456 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,459 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $90,990 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,065 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Connecticut earn less than $97,550. The published range is $64,230 up to $156,670, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $72,841 take-home in Connecticut comes from $97,550. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 100 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,250, the adjusted value of that $97,550 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 100 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for accountants and auditors in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $64,230 to $156,670. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $72,841, from $97,550, assumes a single Connecticut filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 100 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 5 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $70,250 — the adjusted value of that $97,550 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 100 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $101,810, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $64,230 at the bottom tenth to $156,670 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Connecticut costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $70,250 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Connecticut's own levy, $72,841 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Connecticut is $101,810. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($64,230) and the ninetieth ($156,670) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Connecticut's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $70,250 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $72,841 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Connecticut income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.