Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,149
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$23,791
25.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,617
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
$94,940
Kept after tax
$71,149
Worth in national money
$68,617
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Connecticut's middle earner gets $94,940, putting the state 8 of 51 — about 27.76% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 482 occupations Connecticut reports, this job comes in at 115 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $94,940 the take-home is $71,149. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $68,617 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $90,030, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Connecticut sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $94,940, ranking 8 of 51 and running about 27.76% 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.
- Cardiovascular technologists and technicians ranks 115 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $71,149 for cardiovascular technologists and technicians, from $94,940. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $68,617. ⚠️ 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 $90,030 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $94,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $129,020 |
| This salary | $94,940 |
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 | $71,149 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,620 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,201 |
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 | $88,584 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,710 |
| 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 $94,940. The published range is $43,880 up to $129,020, 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 $71,149, worked from $94,940. 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 115 of 482.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $68,617 uses one figure for the whole of Connecticut. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 482 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 115.
- Reported values are medians; for cardiovascular technologists and technicians in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $43,880 to $129,020. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Connecticut take-home of $71,149, on $94,940 for work ranking 115 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 115 of 482 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $68,617, worked from $94,940, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Connecticut address, on work sitting at 115 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $90,030 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $43,880 at the bottom tenth to $129,020 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 $68,617 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 $71,149.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $90,030. 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 ($43,880) and the ninetieth ($129,020) 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 $68,617 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 $71,149 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.