Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,374
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$24,456
25.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,799
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
$96,830
Kept after tax
$72,374
Worth in national money
$69,799
State rank
5
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $96,830, which ranks 5 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 21.23% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 482 occupations Connecticut reports, this job comes in at 106 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $96,830 the take-home is $72,374; in national-average money that behaves like $69,799. The average lands at $96,200, below the middle of the range.
- Connecticut ranks 5 of 50 states publishing a median for aircraft mechanics and service technicians, at $96,830 — about 21.23% 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.
- Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ranks 106 of 482 occupations by median in Connecticut, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Take-home for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Connecticut, on $96,830, is $72,374; deflated by the state's price level, $69,799. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $96,200 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $127,050 |
| This salary | $96,830 |
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 | $72,374 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,950 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,388 |
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 | $90,326 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,967 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Connecticut earn under $96,830 and half over. The published range runs $60,390 at the tenth percentile to $127,050 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $72,374, worked from $96,830. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 106 of 482.
- Two cautions on $69,799, the adjusted value of that $96,830 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Connecticut. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 106 of 482 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,390 to $127,050; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Connecticut take-home of $72,374, on $96,830 for work ranking 106 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 106 of 482 in the state.
- This $69,799 adjusted figure, worked from $96,830, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 106 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 106 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $60,390 at the tenth percentile, $127,050 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $69,799 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Connecticut adds its own income tax on top — which is why $72,374 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($60,390 to $127,050) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Connecticut rather than a national figure.
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 $69,799 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 $72,374 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.