Architectural and Engineering Managers in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$121,934
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$53,556
30.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$117,596
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
$175,490
Kept after tax
$121,934
Worth in national money
$117,596
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays this job a middle wage of $175,490, ranking 13 of 51 states and sitting about 2.46% above the national middle.
- Within Connecticut this is well-paid work. Of 482 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 8 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $175,490 the take-home is $121,934; in national-average money that behaves like $117,596. The average comes to $180,190, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Connecticut's median for architectural and engineering managers is $175,490, about 2.46% above the national figure and 13 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Connecticut publishes a median for, architectural and engineering managers sits 8 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.
- Take-home for architectural and engineering managers in Connecticut, on $175,490, is $121,934; deflated by the state's price level, $117,596. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $180,190 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Architectural and Engineering Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $122,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $175,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $245,970 |
| This salary | $175,490 |
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 | $121,934 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $131,213 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$17,432 |
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 | $161,914 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$24,784 |
| 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 $175,490. The published range is $122,200 up to $245,970, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $121,934, worked from $175,490. 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 8 of 482.
- Two cautions on $117,596, the adjusted value of that $175,490 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 8 of 482 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for architectural and engineering managers in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $122,200 to $245,970. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Connecticut take-home of $121,934, on $175,490 for work ranking 8 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 8 of 482 in the state.
- This $117,596 adjusted figure, worked from $175,490, 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 8 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 8 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $122,200 and the top tenth $245,970, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Connecticut run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $117,596 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Connecticut then takes its own share, leaving $121,934.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($122,200 to $245,970) 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 $117,596 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 $121,934 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.