Biological Scientists, All Other in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$82,113
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$29,827
26.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,192
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
$111,940
Kept after tax
$82,113
Worth in national money
$79,192
State rank
4
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays biological scientists, all other a middle wage of $111,940, ranking 4 of 50 states and sitting about 13.16% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 482 occupations Connecticut reports, biological scientists, all other comes in at 57 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $111,940, tax leaves $82,113 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $79,192 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $119,830, since top earners drag the number up.
- Connecticut's median for biological scientists, all other is $111,940, about 13.16% above the national figure and 4 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Biological scientists, all other ranks 57 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.
- After tax, $82,113 remains from the Connecticut median of $111,940 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $79,192 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $119,830 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Biological Scientists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $68,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $111,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $187,060 |
| This salary | $111,940 |
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 | $82,113 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $87,580 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$10,934 |
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 | $104,170 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$15,103 |
| 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 biological scientists, all other in Connecticut earn under $111,940 and half over. The published range runs $68,950 at the tenth percentile to $187,060 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $82,113 take-home in Connecticut comes from $111,940. 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 57 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $79,192, the adjusted value of that $111,940 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 57 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for biological scientists, all other in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $68,950 to $187,060; 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.
- Retained pay of $82,113, from $111,940, 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 57 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 4 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $79,192 — the adjusted value of that $111,940 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 57 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 $119,830, 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 $68,950 at the bottom tenth to $187,060 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $79,192 of national purchasing power.
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 $82,113.
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.
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 $119,830. 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 ($68,950) and the ninetieth ($187,060) 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 $79,192 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 $82,113 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.