Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,005
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$12,215
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,297
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
$60,220
Kept after tax
$48,005
Worth in national money
$46,297
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Connecticut's middle earner gets $60,220, putting the state 6 of 51 — about 18.96% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 284 among 482 occupations Connecticut publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $60,220 the take-home is $48,005. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $46,297 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $60,160, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For automotive service technicians and mechanics, Connecticut sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $60,220, ranking 6 of 51 and running about 18.96% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 284 of 482 in Connecticut places automotive service technicians and mechanics in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $48,005 for automotive service technicians and mechanics, from $60,220. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $46,297. ⚠️ 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 $60,160 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,930 |
| This salary | $60,220 |
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 | $48,005 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,567 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,740 |
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 | $57,031 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,942 |
| 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 automotive service technicians and mechanics in Connecticut earn under $60,220 and half over. The published range runs $38,430 at the tenth percentile to $79,930 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 $48,005, worked from $60,220. 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 284 of 482.
- Two cautions on $46,297, the adjusted value of that $60,220 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 284 of 482 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for automotive service technicians and mechanics in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,430 to $79,930; 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 $48,005, on $60,220 for work ranking 284 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 284 of 482 in the state.
- This $46,297 adjusted figure, worked from $60,220, 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 284 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 284 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,430 and the top tenth $79,930, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $46,297 rather than its face figure.
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 $48,005.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,430 to $79,930) 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 $46,297 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 $48,005 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.